Tag: Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin

US Airspace Free From Intruders Over Past 48 Hours, According to Defense Secretary

There have been no new unidentified “objects” observed in U.S. airspace over the past 48 hours, the Pentagon said at a press conference in Brussels, Belgium, following the NATO Defense Ministerial on Feb. 15. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin informed reporters that he was unaware of any additional unidentified flying objects (UFOs) discovered in American airspace in…


GOP Puts Pressure on Pentagon for Forcing Military Bonus Pay Back Following Service Discharge Over Vaccination Status

Rep. Pat Fallon (R-Texas), who sits on the House Armed Services Committee, led a group of 23 lawmakers in a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Thursday, inquiring about the “mistreatment” of troops who are being forced to repay their signing bonuses. They wrote that Austin bears the “blame” for the military’s current…


GOP Puts Pressure on Pentagon for Forcing Military Members Discharged Over Vaccination Status to Repay Bonus

Rep. Pat Fallon (R-Texas), who sits on the House Armed Services Committee, led a group of 23 lawmakers in a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Thursday, inquiring about the “mistreatment” of troops who are being forced to repay their signing bonuses. They wrote that Austin bears the “blame” for the military’s current…


We Made Sure Nuclear Assets Were ‘Buttoned Down’ When Chinese Spy Balloon Flew Overhead: Secretary Austin

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has admitted that the Chinese spy balloon which flew over the country last week made the establishment concerned about U.S. nuclear force capabilities being exposed, with the balloon reportedly venturing near key military strategic sites. “You don’t know what it was looking for … What were you concerned about it…


US Seeks to Modernize Philippines Military, Resume Joint Maritime Patrols

The United States will help to modernize Philippine military capabilities and revive joint patrols in the South China Sea, which had been stalled during the previous Duterte administration, the U.S. defense chief said on Thursday. The move was announced following a meeting between U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., and Secretary…


Roy Leads House GOPers Demanding DOD Stop Paying Abortion Travel Expenses

Forty House Republicans, led by Rep. Chip Roy of Texas, are demanding that the Department of Defense (DOD) shut down a fund it set up to pay the travel expenses of service members seeking abortions. “The United States military is facing a historic recruiting crisis as a result of ‘wokeness’ and its strategically foolish COVID…