The U.S. defense chief first asked Biden officials to support the plan after meeting with European allies. He made his pitch to President Biden last week.
Author: HELENE COOPER
Pentagon Speeds Up Tank Timeline for Ukraine but Resists Calls for Jets
The U.S. will begin training Ukrainian troops on M1 Abrams tanks in the next few weeks, officials said, and combat-ready tanks could reach the battlefields by the fall.
U.S. Positioning Troops for Evacuation of American Embassy in Sudan
Fierce fighting has trapped people in the capital, Khartoum, and the United States says it is “conducting prudent planning” to get diplomatic staff members out.
U.S. Defense Secretary Urges Swift NATO Membership for Sweden
Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III, visiting Sweden, said he hoped that objections to adding the country to the alliance would be ironed out by midsummer, when member states meet in Lithuania.
Austin Defends Giving Young Service Members Access to Classified Data
After a 21-year-old Air National Guardsman was accused of leaking top secret documents, Mr. Austin said the real issue was ensuring that all service members protect information.
6 U.S. Service Members Suffered Traumatic Brain Injuries in Syria Attacks
The Pentagon said the injuries were diagnosed during routine screenings in the days after the strikes by Iranian-backed militants.
6 U.S. Service Members Suffered Traumatic Brain Injuries in Syria Attacks
The Pentagon said the injuries were diagnosed during routine screenings in the days after the strikes by Iranian-backed militants.
U.S. Jet Shoots Down Another Unidentified Object Over Canada
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he and President Biden had ordered the object violating Canadian airspace to be taken down, a day after another object was shot out of the sky near Alaska.
After Spy Balloon Incident, China Rejects Pentagon’s Request to Speak
Chinese officials rejected a request from the U.S. defense secretary to speak with his counterpart after an American fighter jet shot down a Chinese spy balloon.
Pentagon Says It Detected a Chinese Spy Balloon Hovering Over Montana
The revelation comes days before Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to Beijing, where he is expected to meet with President Xi Jinping.