April 13, 2020

Despite COVID-19, U.S. Military Remains Ready to Fight

The Defense Department is doing a lot to combat the spread of COVID-19 across the nation, but its primary mission — the defense of the nation and its interests — continues unabated, Deputy Defense Secretary David L. Norquist said.

Oct. 31, 2018

Security Meeting Examines Wartime Control of Forces in South Korea

WASHINGTON — U.S. and South Korean defense leaders have made significant progress in preparation for transfer of wartime control over the combined forces to the South Korean military.

May 3, 2018

U.S. Protests Chinese Interference With U.S. Planes in Djibouti

WASHINGTON — The United States has protested to China after repeated instances of lasers interfering with U.S. military aircraft landing in Djibouti, including an incident in which two Air Force crewmen were slightly injured, the chief Pentagon spokesperson said.

April 2, 2018

North Carolina Youth Gets Special Pentagon Visit

WASHINGTON — A North Carolina teenager and his family visited the Pentagon and met several Defense Department leaders at the invitation of the senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Sept. 11, 2017

The Nation Grieves With 9/11 Survivors, Trump Tells Pentagon Victims’ Families

WASHINGTON — When the United States came under attack on Sept. 11, 2001, Americans turned their sorrow “into an unstoppable resolve to achieve justice” in the names of the fallen, President Donald J. Trump said at the Pentagon 9/11 Memorial observance.