Category: Pentagon

LIVE NOW: Pentagon Holds Briefing on Chinese Spy Balloon

U.S. Department of Defense Press Secretary Brigadier General Pat Ryder holds a news briefing at 11:45 a.m. ET on Feb. 3, a day after a Chinese reconnaissance balloon was spotted in the U.S. sky. The Epoch Times will livestream the briefing. …


Pentagon Holds Briefing After Chinese Spy Balloon Spotted in US

U.S. Department of Defense Press Secretary Brigadier General Pat Ryder holds a news briefing at 11:45 a.m. ET on Feb. 3, a day after a Chinese reconnaissance balloon was spotted in the U.S. sky. The Epoch Times will livestream the briefing. …


Pentagon Tracking Suspected Chinese Spy Balloon Over Northern US

The U.S. military is currently tracking a suspected Chinese spy balloon over Montana, according to multiple reports. “The United States Government has detected and is tracking a high altitude surveillance balloon that is over the continental United States right now,” said Pentagon Press Secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder in a statement. The high-altitude surveillance balloon…


Soldier Who Says He Was Injured by COVID Vaccine Alleges Lack of Support From Army

An Army member who says he was injured by the COVID vaccine said he faced repeated pressure to take the second dose of the vaccine, despite receiving a temporary exemption from the vaccine mandate last year.  But Army Warrant Officer Douglas Rubin (a pseudonym) was ultimately assisted by the Pentagon’s recission of the vaccine mandate…


LIVE NOW: Pentagon Hosts Press Briefing

U.S. Department of Defense Deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh holds a press briefing at 2:00 p.m. ET on Jan. 19. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …


Pentagon Holds Press Briefing

U.S. Department of Defense Deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh holds a press briefing at 2:00 p.m. ET on Jan. 19. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …


Pentagon Not Pursuing Backpay for Those Dismissed Due to COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

The Department of Defense indicated on Tuesday it is not going to consider backpay for troops discharged due to having refused to take a COVID-19 vaccine amid mandates that were recently lifted. At a press briefing, Pentagon spokesman Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder was asked by a reporter whether the Pentagon was still “actively exploring” providing backpay…


LIVE 1 PM ET: Pentagon Press Secretary Holds a Press Briefing

Pentagon press secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder Holds a press briefing at 1:00 p.m. ET on Jan. 17. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …


Pentagon ‘Exploring’ Back Pay for Troops Kicked Out Over COVID Vaccine Mandate

The U.S. Department of Defense may provide back pay to former service members who were removed for not receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, coming after the Pentagon repealed the mandate, a spokesperson confirmed Friday. A Pentagon spokesperson told The Epoch Times, in response to reports from Politico and others, that regarding back pay, the “Department is…


Japan Signs Agreements With US to Secure Defense Supply Chains

The United States and Japanese defense chiefs signed two memorandums of understanding on Jan. 12 to expand cooperation in advanced technologies and defense supply chains as both nations seek to step up their alliance. U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada signed the agreements during a meeting at the Pentagon,…