Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Mark A. Milley hold a news conference at the Pentagon, May 23, 2022. Transcript mhm, mm hmm. Okay. Everybody, as you know, uh Secretary hosted the second Contact group on Ukraine. He and the chairman are prepared to […]

A U.S. Air Force Total Force C-17 Globemaster III delivers 78,000 pounds of infant formula from Europe to Indianapolis International Airport, Indiana for further distribution, May 22, 2022. U.S. Transportation Command and Air Mobility Command expeditiously coordinated across federal agencies, including the Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services and the Food and Drug […]

The United States Navy commissioned the USS Minneapolis-St. Paul on May 21, 2022, in Duluth Minnesota. She is the second ship named after Minnesota’s twin cities. Transcript Good morning ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the zenith city, beautiful Duluth Minnesota and the commissioning of the USs Minneapolis-St. Paul L. C. S 21. I am commander […]

Paul D. Cramer, performing the duties of assistant secretary of defense for sustainment, and others meet with the Senate Appropriations subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies to testify on the fiscal year 2023 budget request for military construction and family housing, May 18, 2022. Transcript During other military construction, veterans affairs and […]

The Senate Armed Services subcommittee on Strategic Forces hears testimony from Department of Defense officials regarding missile defense strategy, policies and programs in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2023 and the Future Years Defense Program, May 18, 2022. Transcript Submission for the Missile Defense Agency and Missile Defense policies. In preparation […]