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March 20, 2024
DTRA Sponsors Training Event in Thailand
The Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s (DTRA) Cooperative Threat Reduction program recently sponsored a training event in Thailand that focused on updating participants in the latest Competitive- Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (C-ELISA) techniques.
March 6, 2024
DTRA’s Biological Threat Reduction Program and the Tripartite Health Organizations conduct workshop on Zoonotic Workforce Development.
In partnership with The Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s Biological Threat Reduction Program and the Tripartite health organizations (World Health Organization (WHO), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH)), conducted a workshop aimed at fortifying and mobilizing Kazakhstan's workforce for effective preparedness and response to zoonotic disease outbreaks Jan. 23-25 in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
March 1, 2024
Providing A Secure Border: The Department of State Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, The Defense Threat Reduction Agency and The Government of Moldova Partner Together to Improve Border Security
The Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s (DTRA) Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) met with the Minister of Internal Affairs (MIA) and representatives from the American Embassy to Moldova and the Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) to discuss the Moldova National Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA) Network (MNTTN) project. Since 2014, DTRA has worked with the Government of Moldova (GOM) and is currently working with both MIA and INL to complete a communications network that will provide 100% secure communications for border security in Moldova.
Feb. 26, 2024
DTRA Partners Participates in Groundbreaking Ceremony for African Union Pan-African Veterinary Vaccine Center in Ethiopia
Members of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) participated in a ground-breaking ceremony for the new African Union (AU)-Pan-African Veterinary Vaccine Center (PANVAC) laboratory and training center in Bishoftu, Ethiopia Feb 21.
Feb. 23, 2024
DTRA Partners with Philippines to Increase Regional Public Health Capacity
The Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s (DTRA) Biological Threat Reduction Program (BTRP) and the Chemical Security and Elimination (CSE) program in partnership with partner-nation, the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GPH) held a formal ribbon-cutting ceremony announcing the construction of a National Virtual Training Center (NVTC) on February 21, 2024.
Nov. 10, 2023
Senior Defense Leaders Visit Kazakhstan to Commemorate Cooperative Anniversary
The Defense Threat Reduction Agency Director (DTRA) Rebecca Hersman and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) for Threat Reduction and Arms Control (TRAC) Kingston Reif traveled to the Republic of Kazakhstan for key leader engagements and site visits to commemorate 30 years of nonproliferation cooperation between the Agency and Kazakhstan from Oct. 30 to Nov. 2.
Nov. 9, 2023
DTRA and Ministry of Health of Ukraine Strengthen Commitment to Transparency and Health Security
The United States’ Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) is pleased to announce the signing of a renewed agreement with the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, solidifying their shared dedication to enhancing transparency and health security.
Oct. 6, 2023
Factsheet and Link for the DOD 2023 Strategy for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction
Fort Belvoir — The Department of Defense released the unclassified version of its 2023 Strategy for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD).
Sept. 29, 2023
Next Phase of Training Successfully Completed in Georgia
The next phase of national training organized by the US Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) hosted by the State Security Service has been successfully completed. Georgian subdivisions participating in the training earned the highest rating from American experts.
Sept. 8, 2023
Marine Corps Sergeant Major Daniel E. Mangrum Joins DTRA as the Command Senior Enlisted
Defense Threat Reduction Agency Director Rebecca Hersman announced U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant Major Daniel E. Mangrum as the agency’s new Command Senior Enlisted Leader (CSEL) on September 6, 2023. The agency’s new CSEL assumed duties during a Change of Responsibilities ceremony by officially receiving responsibilities from the outgoing CSEL, U.S. Army Command Sergeant Major Brant C. Shyrigh. Shyrigh retired after serving 34 years in uniform.