The Navy will commission its newest Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS), the future USS Manchester (LCS 14), during a 10 a.m. EDT ceremony Saturday, May 26, at the State Pier in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Adm. William Moran, Vice Chief of Naval Operations, will deliver the ceremony’s principal address. ...
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Chief Pentagon Spokesperson Dana W. White provided the following readout: Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis welcomed Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev to the Pentagon for the first time to renew the strategic partnership between the United States and Uzbekistan. Secretary Mattis and President Mirziyoyev ...
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Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis announced the 2018 recipients of the Commander in Chief's Annual Award for Installation Excellence: - U.S. Army Garrison Fort Rucker, Alabama Senior Commander: Maj. Gen. William K. Gayler, U.S. Army Garrison Commander: Col. Brian E. Walsh, U.S. Army - Marine Corps Air Station ...
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Pentagon Chief Spokesperson Dana W. White provided the following readout: Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis met with Iceland’s Minister of Foreign Affairs His Excellency Gudlaugur Thór Thórdarson today at the Pentagon to express a mutual commitment to the deepening defense relationship between the U.S. and Iceland. ...
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Pentagon Chief Spokesperson Dana W. White provided the following readout: Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis met with Republic of Korea (ROK) Foreign Minister Kang Kyungwha to discuss the current situation on the Korean Peninsula. Minister Kang reviewed the Panmunjeom Declaration, and the efforts to improve ...
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Defense Secretary James N. Mattis concluded his review of the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) investigative report on the enemy ambush in Tongo Tongo, Niger on October 4, 2017, that resulted in the tragic loss of four U.S. Service members and four Nigerien partners. The investigation spanned three continents and took ...
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