Secreatary of Defense Lloyd Austin

Australia and U.S. Bolster Defense Cooperation, Basing Arrangements 

Secretary Antony J. Blinken participates in the Australia-U.S. Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN) with Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin , Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, and Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Richard Marles at the Jack C. Taylor Conference Center at the U.S. Naval Institute, Aug. 6, 2024. State Department Photo

Senior Australian and U.S. officials pledged to enhance force deployments, defense industrial base cooperation and regional security...

https://news.usni.org/2024/08/07/australia-and-u-s-bolster-defense-cooperation-basing-arrangements

UPDATED: USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Now in the Med, USS Theodore Roosevelt Heads to the Middle East

Components of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Group, Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) and Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Laboon (DDG-58) and USS Gravely (DDG-107), steam in formation with the Italian aircraft carrier ITS Cavour (CVH 550), the Carlo Bergamini-class frigate ITS Alpino (F 594), and the Horizon-class frigate FS Forbin (D 620) in the Red Sea, June 7, 2024. US Navy Photo

This post has been updated with a June 22 statement from...

https://news.usni.org/2024/06/21/uss-dwight-d-eisenhower-leaving-red-sea-pacific-carrier-heading-to-the-middle-east