The Department of Defense mourns the loss of President Jimmy Carter at age 100—a principled leader, America's longest-lived president, a great son of Georgia, and a steadfast champion of human rights and democratic ideals...

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke today with several service members from the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Space Force to wish them Happy Holidays...

Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder provided the following statement: Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III concluded his thirteenth official visit to the Indo-Pacific this week. ...

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke yesterday and today with several service members from each branch of the U.S. Armed Forces to wish them a Happy Thanksgiving...

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's twelfth visit to the Indo-Pacific included stops in Australia, the Philippines, Laos, and Fiji. While in the region, he participated in the Australia-U.S.-Japan Trilateral Defense Ministers' Meeting, the ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting Plus, meetings with...