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The Department of Defense (DoD) announced today additional security assistance to address Ukraine's critical security and defense needs. This marks the Biden Administration's fifty-ninth tranche of equipment provided from DoD inventories for Ukraine since August 2021. The Presidential Drawdown Authority (PDA) package, valued at approximately $225 million, aims to supply Ukraine with essential battlefield capabilities including air defense interceptors, artillery systems and munitions, armored vehicles, and anti-tank weapons.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced today that the president has made the following nominations:

Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder provided the following readout:

The Chief of Staff of the Army has announced several new officer assignments. Brig. Gen. Stephanie R. Ahern will transition from her role as Director, Concepts, Futures and Concepts Center, U.S. Army Futures Command in Adelphi, Maryland, to Director, Strategy, Plans and Policy at the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7 in Washington, D.C.

Within the framework of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of Angola and the Department of Defense of the United States on Defense Cooperation, signed on May 17, 2017, the inaugural meeting of the Joint Angolan-American Defense Cooperation Committee was held at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, from June 5 to June 6, 2024.

Chief Information Officer John B. Sherman will step down from his position at the end of June.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced today that the president has made the following nominations:

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III concluded his tenth official visit to the Indo-Pacific region today. During his trip, Secretary Austin met in Singapore with Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, counterparts from across the Indo-Pacific region, and other senior officials; delivered plenary remarks at the 2024 Shangri-La Dialogue; and met with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and other senior Cambodian officials in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment William A. LaPlante will depart this week for a trip to Tokyo and Nagoya, Japan, to reinforce the importance of the U.S.-Japan bilateral relationship for advancing regional peace, stability, and deterrence.

Pentagon Spokesman LtCol Garron Garn, USMC, provided the following readout:

Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder provided the following readout:

Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder provided the following readout:

Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder provided the following readout:

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Japan Minister of Defense Kihara Minoru, and Republic of Korea (ROK) Minister of National Defense Shin Won-sik convened a Trilateral Ministerial Meeting on June 2, 2024, in Singapore. They discussed shared regional security concerns, reviewed the implementation of trilateral security cooperation lines of effort presented at the historic Camp David Summit on August 18, 2023, and discussed new initiatives to strengthen and institutionalize trilateral security cooperation to contribute to peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula,...

U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Ely Ratner met with senior defense policy officials from the "Five Eyes" alliance today on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore. The meeting included Australian Deputy Secretary of Defence Strategy, Policy, and Industry Hugh Jeffrey; Canadian Assistant Deputy Minister (Policy) Peter Hammerschmidt; United Kingdom Director General for Security Policy Paul Wyatt; and New Zealand Ministry of Defence Deputy Secretary Policy & Planning Richard Schmidt.