Eric Chewning, Chief of Staff to the Secretary of Defense ASSISTANT TO THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS JONATHAN HOFFMAN: Hi, everybody. All right, so just -- we're going to do a quick briefing similar to the one we did the other day. We'll be on the record for the chief of staff, for [...]
IMMEDIATE RELEASE The chief of staff, Air Force announces the assignment of the following general officers: Brig. Gen. William G. Holt III, special assistant to the commander, Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Florida, to director, joint exercise and training, J-7, U.S. Space Command. Brig. Gen. Christopher S. Povak, commander, Space Operations Wing, Aerospace [...]
IMMEDIATE RELEASE Statement by Chief Pentagon Spokesperson Jonathan Hoffman on the nomination of Dr. Esper to be secretary of defense: At 3:04 p.m. today, the Senate received the president's formal nomination of Dr. Mark T. Esper to be secretary of defense. At that time, Esper ceased to serve as acting secretary of defense and is [...]
IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Department of Defense released its Digital Modernization Strategy on July 12, 2019. This strategy will guide the DOD Information Technology transformation. The DOD Digital Modernization Strategy is critical for the advancement of the digital environment to ultimately ensure competitive advantage for warfighters. Within the strategy are four strategic initiatives: Innovation for advantage [...]
IMMEDIATE RELEASE Today the Department of Defense provided to Congress the semiannual report “Enhancing Security and Stability in Afghanistan” covering events during the period from Dec. 1, 2018, to May 31, 2019. The report was submitted in accordance with requirements in Section 1225 of the fiscal 2015 National Defense Authorization Act as amended by Sections [...]
Acting Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper ACTING SECRETARY OF DEFENSE MARK T. ESPER: Well, good morning, Mr. Minister. Before we begin, let me say that we are aware of Turkey taking delivery of the S-400. Our position regarding the F-35 has not changed, and I will speak with my Turkish counterpart, Mr. Akar, this [...]
IMMEDIATE RELEASE Pentagon Chief Spokesperson Jonathan Hoffman provided the following readout: Acting Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper met with Uzbekistan Minister of Defense Bahkodir Kurbanov today at the Pentagon to reaffirm the strategic security partnership between the United States and Uzbekistan. The leaders discussed a broad range of defense issues, including regional security concerns, [...]
IMMEDIATE RELEASE Chief Pentagon Spokesperson Jonathan Hoffman provided the following readout: Acting Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper met with Maj. Gen. Bahkodir Kurbanov, Minister of Defense for the Republic of Uzbekistan, today at the Pentagon to reaffirm the strategic security partnership between the United States and Uzbekistan. The leaders discussed a broad range of [...]
IMMEDIATE RELEASE Acting Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper designated Mr. Robert D. Hogue as convening authority for matters related to the military commissions of United States v. Abd al Rahim Hussayn Muhammad al-Nashiri and United States v. Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman al-Bahlul, effective July 5. In addition to Mr. Hogue’s appointment as convening authority [...]
Eric Chewning, Chief Of Staff to the Acting Secretary of Defense; Two Senior Defense Officials ASSISTANT TO THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE JONATHAN HOFFMAN: All right. Good morning, everybody. Thank you for joining us today. We're here to give a brief for you on the acting secretary -- the nomination process, and some questions you guys [...]
