DHAKA, U.S. Embassy in Bangladesh -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is partnering with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control and Research (IEDCR), and the Epidemiology Association of Bangladesh to fund the first Bangladesh...

The following is a joint statement of the Chiefs of Defense of Australia, Canada, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America...

WASHINGTON -- Although U.S. Special Operations Command makes up just 3% of the joint force, it has suffered over half of all combat casualties over the past few years, said a Defense Department official.Christopher P. Maier, acting assistant secretary of defense for special operations and...

U.S. Embassy in Bangladesh -- Ambassador Earl Miller: For weeks I have been working on this article. I couldn’t get it right. What is the best way to congratulate the people of Bangladesh on the 50th anniversary of the founding of this remarkable country and the birth centenary of Bangabandhu Sheikh...

U.S. Embassy & Consulate in the Republic of Korea -- SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon.  A few weeks ago, not long after becoming Secretary as State, I spoke directly to the American people. I said that my number one job is to ensure that America’s foreign policy delivers for them – that it makes...

WASHINGTON -- As a pacing threat, China has a well-integrated, systematic, long-term strategy to make sure it's doing the most to achieve its goal to be No. 1 in the world in technology, the director of the Defense Innovation Unit told the National Defense Industrial Association, Tuesday."We're not...

MANILIA, U.S. Embassy in the Philippines -- In observance of World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is partnering with the Department of Health (DOH) National Tuberculosis Control Program (NTP), Center for Health Development (CHD) – CALABARZON,...

WASHINGTON -- The Indo-Pacific is the most consequential region for America's future and remains the priority theater for the United States.While Russia, North Korea and violent extremist organizations are a threat to the Indo-Pacific region, China is of most concern, particularly in its stated...

WASHINGTON -- Naval Sea Systems Command's (NAVSEA) Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV) recovered a downed Navy MH-60S helicopter from a depth of 19,075 feet off the coast of Okinawa, Japan Thursday, March 22nd.The helicopter, a twin-engine Sikorsky Seahawk, crashed into the Pacific Ocean last...

WASHINGTON -- Combating COVID-19 is "Job 1" for the entire government, President Joe Biden said when he took office; DOD is doing its part."I think the military is doing a phenomenal job," said Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen H. Hicks. She believes this is working in both the mission to protect...