President Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon on Sunday to scale back annual joint military exercises with South Korea, saying the ally declined to help with the war against Iran and citing his good relationship with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un.
Pentagon labels tech giant Alibaba and electric car maker BYD as aiding Chinese military
The Pentagon has added several prominent Chinese businesses, including the tech giant Alibaba, electric car maker BYD and search engine Baidu, to its list of Chinese military companies, preventing them from getting U.S. defense contracts.
Trump nominates Korean American to key Asia-focused Pentagon role
President Donald Trump has nominated John Noh, a Korean American official and U.S. Army veteran, to serve as assistant secretary of defense for Indo-Pacific security affairs—a pivotal role overseeing U.S. defense strategy and cooperation with allies across the Asia-Pacific, including South Korea.
Pentagon restores a few webpages honoring servicemembers but still defends DEI purge
The Pentagon said Monday that internet pages honoring a Black Medal of Honor winner and Japanese American service members were mistakenly taken down—but staunchly defended its overall campaign to strip out content singling out the contributions by women and minority groups, which the Trump administration considers “DEI.”