DTRA's International Counterproliferation Program (ICP), in partnership with the European Union Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear Centres of Excellence Risk Mitigation Initiative (EU CBRN CoE) and United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI), hosted the AFRICA SHIELD 2026 Regional Counterproliferation Workshop in Tunis, Tunisia, July 14-16. This workshop brought together more than 100 participants from across the African continent, representing law enforcement, military, policy, and UNSCR-1540 national-level coordination.

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Lyle K. Drew, acting director of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), delivered a keynote address at the Materials Science in Extreme Environments University Research Alliance (MSEE URA) technical review dinner, June 10.

A U.S. Navy missile technician assigned to the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) was recognized for his outstanding contributions to the nation’s strategic deterrence mission, receiving the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal in a ceremony at Travis Air Force Base on May 20.

Defense Threat Reduction Agency members MAJ Patrick Benevento and LTC Ted Stephens hosted representatives from DTRA’s Research and Development’s Nuclear Science and Engineering Research Center (NSERC) and 15 service cadets for the annual Memorial Day Trinity site tour at White Sands Missile Range on May 25.