Tag Archives: Russia

Defense Secretary Ash Carter meets with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, June 14, 2016. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Brigitte N. Brantley

What Is the Warsaw Summit, and Why Is It Important?

Posted on July 7, 2016 by Katie Lange

NATO’s Warsaw Summit begins Friday. Not sure what it is or how it affects our troops? Read on to find out.
Read More

Posted in cybersecurity, Defense Discussions, Defense Secretary Travel, DoD News, Education, Military History, Rotator | Tagged Afghanistan, cyberdefense, e Warning and Control System, ISIS, Mediterranean, NATO, North Atlantic Council, Russia, Warsaw Pact, Warsaw Summit | Leave a comment

Defense Secretary Ash Carter (left), Sen. Sam Nunn (center) and Sen. Richard Lugar participate in a moderated discussion during a ceremony commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction Program at the Pentagon, May 9, 2016. DoD photo by Senior Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz

Cooperative Threat Reduction Program — You want to do WHAT for the Soviet Union?

Posted on May 11, 2016 by glenn.selby

Twenty-five years ago, amid the chaos that surrounded the 1991 dissolution of the Soviet Union, two senators created an unlikely program to safeguard the empire’s nukes.
Read More

Posted in DoD News, Rotator | Tagged Cheryl Pellerin, Cooperative Threat Reduction Program, Department of Defense (DoD), DoD, DOD and science, DoD News, Dr. Ash Carter, Global Nuclear Security, Guinea, Liberia, Middle East, Moammar Gadhafi, Richard Lugar, Russia, Sam Nunn, Sierra Leone, soviet union | Comments Off

Leaders converge in Brussels, Belgium, for a NATO Defense Ministerial on June 24, 2015. Photo courtesy of @USNATO

NATO: What It Is, How the U.S. Is Helping Strengthen It

Posted on June 24, 2015 by Katie Lange

We often hear about NATO and the U.S. commitment to it, but how much do you actually know about the organization?
Read More

Posted in Defense Secretary Travel, DoD News, Rotator | Tagged Article 5, Ash Carter, European Reassurance Initiative, NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Operation Atlantic Resolve, Russia, Secretary of Defense, Ukraine, Washington Treaty | 2 Comments

Chairman Participates in Facebook Town Hall

Posted on September 4, 2014 by glenn.selby

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Martin E. Dempsey participated in his third Facebook Town Hall on Sept. 4. Read more to see what he had to say.
Read More

Posted in Chairman's Corner, Defense Discussions, DoD News, Rotator | Tagged Afghan National Security Forces, Afghanistan, General Martin E. Dempsey, ISIL, military families, Russia, Ukraine | 1 Comment

Worth A Thousand Words: Sochi Soldier

Posted on February 18, 2014 by kfinley

U.S. Army Capt. Chris Fogt, top, a bobsled brakeman, pushes Steven Holcomb to the sixth-fastest time among 30 sleds in Olympic two-man bobsled training at Sanki Sliding Centre in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, Feb.13, 2014.
Read More

Posted in Rotator, Worth A Thousand Words | Tagged Army Capt. Chris Fogt, bobsled, bobsled brakeman, Krasnaya Polyana, Olympic Games, Olympics, Russia, Sanki Sliding Centre, Sochi, Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, Tim Hipps, U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program, Utah National Guardsman, Winter Olympics, Winter Olympics 2014, Worth a Thousand Words | Leave a comment