Sources: BBC
United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin authorizes the deployment of a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense missile defense system to Israel to help boost the country's air defences. 2024-10-13
United States officials report that Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin was pre-warned by Israel about the military operation in Lebanon occurring later that day, and claim that they received no prior details about the nature of the attack. 2024-09-19
Chuck Hagel is confirmed by the Senate as the United States Secretary of Defense. 2013-02-26
The United States admits it was significantly responsible for an airstrike last month that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers. 2011-12-22
Pakistan says no decision to reopen the border will take place until the security situation is improved. 2010-10-7
Robert Gates, the United States Secretary of Defense, outlines a $100 billion savings plan for his Department. 2010-09-14
The United States Secretary of Defense Robert Gates says the July 2011 timetable to start withdrawing United States armed forces from Afghanistan is set in stone. 2010-08-16
Five Muslim American students sentenced to serve 10 years in a Pakistani prison for conspiracy to commit attacks and raising funds for terrorism, appeal their conviction. 2010-06-28
US Defense Secretary Robert Gates reviews allegations of misconduct in Afghanistan by the private military company formerly known as Blackwater, Xe Services LLC. 2010-03-6