Jan. 4, 2022

Mr. James A. Hursch - DSCA Director's Message

A message from DSCA's new Director James Hursch

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. 

Dec. 7, 2021

70th Annual Operation Christmas Drop kicks off Dec. 6 in Guam

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam — ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam - U.S. and partner nation Airmen are set to participate in the Department of Defense’s longest running humanitarian assistance training mission out of Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, beginning Dec. 6 ChST. Operation Christmas Drop, or OCD, is an annual U.S. Air Force tradition of packaging and delivering food, tools and clothing to more than 55 remote islands in the South-Eastern Pacific, including the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau.

Dec. 1, 2021

A message from Dr. Celeste Ward Gventer, new DSCU President

A letter from DSCU President Dr. Celeste Gventer to her security cooperation colleagues.

Dec. 1, 2021

Dr. Celeste Ward Gventer named Defense Security Cooperation University (DSCU) President

WASHINGTON, D.C. — WASHINGTON, D.C. Dec. 1 - The Department of Defense today announced Celeste Ward Gventer, PhD, as the President of the Defense Security Cooperation University (DSCU), a component of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) and the Department of Defense’s Center for Excellence for Security Cooperation education. 

Nov. 26, 2021

U.S. Embassy Provides 18 Jeeps to Tajikistan’s Border Guard Forces

Dushanbe, Tajikistan, November 26, 2021 – On November 19, 2021, the U.S. Embassy in Dushanbe provided 18 Jeeps to Tajikistan’s Border Guard Forces to help Tajikistan secure its borders.  The vehicles, which are valued at $1.3 million, will enable the Border Guard Forces to conduct operations in the uneven terrain of the border regions.

Nov. 17, 2021

DOD Announces Basing Decision for the Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies

The Department of Defense identified Anchorage, Alaska, as the sole candidate city to host the Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies, the Department of Defense (DoD) Regional Center for the Arctic. 

Nov. 16, 2021

Six MD-530F+ Attack Helicopters Delivered to the Lebanese Armed Forces

HAMAT AIRBASE, Lebanon — Ambassador Dorothy C. Shea delivered remarks at Hamat Airbase.

Oct. 27, 2021

ISG Wins Third Secretary of Defense Maintenance Award

The Institute for Security Governance (ISG) was awarded the 2021 Secretary of Defense Award for Sustainment Training, Advice, and Assistance of Foreign Military Forces for the third year in a row. ISG’s Colombia Project Team, working side-by-side with the Colombian defense and security sector logistics enterprise, facilitated the development and ongoing implementation of the Ministry of National Defense’s logistics modernization plan, setting the conditions for enhanced Colombian logistics interoperability with the US Department of Defense and with NATO.

Oct. 12, 2021

DSCA Director Announces Transition from Federal Service

Ms. Heidi Grant, Director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has announced her transition from the federal government following 32 years of dedicated service in the Navy, Air Force, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Joint Staff, and two Combatant Commands.