Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III delivers remarks during a change of command ceremony where Army Gen. Laura J. Richardson assumes duties as commander of U.S. Southern Command from Navy Adm. Craig S. Faller at Southcom headquarters in Doral, Florida. Transcript Good afternoon Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the United States Southern Command change […]

Transcript Mhm Yeah, Good afternoon everyone. We have a few items at the top. First, I would like to start of course with Sudan. The United States condemns the actions taken overnight by Sudanese military forces. The arrest of civilian government officials and other political leaders, including Prime Minister Hamdallah, undermines the country’s transition to […]

Navy Officer Candidate School (OCS) Graduation, Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island, October 22, 2021. Transcript Ladies and gentlemen, please rise for the arrival of the official party and remain standing for the national anthem and the invocation. Officer training command. Newport arriving. Mm. Okay. Mhm Commander, Naval service force arriving. Oh, ladies and gentlemen, chaplain […]

New U.S. Marines with Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, participate in a graduation ceremony at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, October 22, 2021. Following graduation, the new Marines took the next step in their initial training at the School of Infantry at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California (U.S. Marine Corps video by […]

The Senate Armed Service Committee considers the nominations of Nickolas Guertin for director of the operational test and evaluation office of the secretary of defense, Alexandra Baker for undersecretary of defense for policy, John Patrick Coffey for general counsel of the department of the Navy, and Douglas R. Bush for assistant secretary of the Army […]