Dec. 22, 2021

Fiscal Year 2021 Security Cooperation Figures

December 22, 2021 - The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) and the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Political-Military Affairs announce the Fiscal Year 2021 U.S. arms sales figures, as well as other notable Defense and State Department statistics, highlighting the depth and breadth of U.S. Security Cooperation and Security Assistance efforts worldwide. 

May 21, 2021

Inaugural U.S.-Lebanon Defense Resourcing Conference:

The U.S. Department of State and the Lebanese Armed Forces held their inaugural Defense Resourcing Conference on May 21, 2021.  Senior Official for Arms Control and International Security C.S. Eliot Kang headed the U.S. delegation and Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Commander General Joseph Aoun headed the Lebanese delegation. 

April 21, 2021

459th teams with Denton Program for humanitarian mission

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. — The 459th Air Refueling Wing recently teamed with the Denton Program to deliver donated laptops to underprivileged children in The Bahamas. The purpose of the Denton Program is to allow U.S. based non-governmental sources to transport humanitarian aid at little or no cost to the donor while simultaneously putting extra space on U.S. military transport assets to good use.

March 21, 2018

Strengthening Alliances and Partnerships through Defense Cooperation

WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON, March 16, 2018 - Both the U.S. Departments of State and Defense are undertaking significant reforms to modernize policies and processes for defense trade with foreign military partners. This public event will feature key U.S. government leaders for implementing this reform and provide an opportunity to critically examine how the Trump Administration plans to leverage defense trade to enhance U.S. global competitiveness as a strategic tool of U.S. foreign policy.