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The visit was an opportunity for the two leaders to meet and introduce themselves. Both leaders provided updates on their current activities and discussed opportunities to advance collaboration between DTRA and the Canadian Armed Forces. - The visit was an opportunity for the two leaders to meet and introduce themselves. Both leaders provided updates on their current activities and discussed opportunities to advance collaboration between DTRA and the Canadian Armed Forces. The leaders also exchanged insights on AI, cyber, integrated deterrence and the Artic. MGen Ormsby welcomed DTRA’s continued engagement, including a visit to Ottawa, and accepted Dr. Williams invite to return for a tailored staff roundtable. RDML Scholl and Mr. Lampela, along with Canada's liaison officer to DTRA, Major Sean Newman, also participated in the meeting.

Members from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) Mission Assurance Assessments Department concluded their first Joint Mission Assurance Assessment (JMAA) with the 45th Space Launch Delta to assess and identify vulnerabilities affecting defense critical assets, task critical assets and critical infrastructure. - PATRICK SPACE FORCE BASE, Fla.—Members from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) Mission Assurance Assessments Department concluded their first Joint Mission Assurance Assessment (JMAA) with the 45th Space Launch Delta to assess and identify vulnerabilities affecting defense critical assets, task critical assets and critical infrastructure.

On December 9, 2021 the Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s Albuquerque Office (DTRA-AQ) conducted a groundbreaking ceremony recognizing a recent Military Construction award to Hensel Phelps Construction Company for the modern 76,000 square foot controlled access administrative building that will consolidate activities that previously occurred in three separate buildings. - On December 9, 2021 the Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s Albuquerque Office (DTRA-AQ) conducted a groundbreaking ceremony recognizing a recent Military Construction award to Hensel Phelps Construction Company for the modern 76,000 square foot controlled access administrative building that will consolidate activities that previously occurred in three separate buildings. Included in Photo: Mr. Gary Schneider, Director of Civil Engineering COL Megan A. Cornett, Commander, 377th Mission Support Group COL Jason Vattioni, Installation Commander, Kirkland Air Force Base Dr. Gary Hook, DTRA, Albuquerque Site Chief Ms. Lisa Swan, Director, Acquisition, Contracts, and Logistics CSM Brandt Shyrich, CSEL, Command Senior Enlisted Leader LTC Patrick M. Stevens, USACE ABQ District Commander Mr. Sterling Smith, Project Manager, Hensel Phelps Mr. Erik Olness, Senior Project Manager, Jacobs Engineering Mr. Paul Collins, Division Chief, Facilities, Engineering & Logistics

DTRA Acting Director Dr. Rhys Williams, Operational Integration Director Kyle Lampela recently met with the Agency's new liaison to the UK - DTRA Acting Director Dr. Rhys Williams, Operational Integration Director Kyle Lampela recently met with the Agency's new liaison to the UK to discuss linkages between allies and strengthening partnerships.

Dr. Ronald Hann, Acting Research & Development (RD) Director for the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), hosted Dr. Sze Kim Pang, Deputy Future Systems and Technology Architect, from the Future Systems and Technology Directorate (FSTD) within the Singapore Ministry of Defence (MINDEF). - Dr. Pang Sze Kim, Deputy Futures Systems/Technology Architect with Singapore Ministry of Defense Visit to DTRA Dr. Ronald Hann, Acting Director, Research and Development; Mr. Stephen Dowling, Director Counter WMD Technologies, Defense Threat Reduction Agency Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, 09-13-2021. Portions of this image were masked for security reasons.

BRIG Joanne Whittaker, the Director General for Special Operations Modernisation at Australia's Special Operations Command (SOCOMD) visits DTRA HQ at Fort Belvoir on the morning of Tuesday, 9 November 2021 to meet with DTRA leaders and staff. - BRIG Joanne Whittaker, the Director General for Special Operations Modernisation at Australia's Special Operations Command (SOCOMD) visits DTRA HQ at Fort Belvoir on the morning of Tuesday, 9 November 2021 to meet with DTRA leaders and staff.

Outpacing New Threats: New DTRA Strategy 2022-2027 keeps counter-WMD agency aligned with national, DoD priorities - Outpacing New Threats: New DTRA Strategy 2022-2027 keeps counter-WMD agency aligned with national, DoD priorities

Throughout the year 2021, the Department of Defense’s Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) Program will celebrate 30 years of collaboration with foreign partners to address the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) by securing and eliminating chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons and preventing proliferation of such weapons components, weapons-related materials, technology, and expertise. - Throughout the year 2021, the Department of Defense’s Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) Program will celebrate 30 years of collaboration with foreign partners to address the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) by securing and eliminating chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons and preventing proliferation of such weapons components, weapons-related materials, technology, and expertise.

The Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s (DTRA) Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) Security Cooperation Engagement Program, or CSCEP, concluded a six-year cooperative Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Preparedness and Response training program with Senegal’s National Fire Brigade’s, Sapeur Pompiers CBRN Unit. - The Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s (DTRA) Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) Security Cooperation Engagement Program, or CSCEP, concluded a six-year cooperative Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Preparedness and Response training program with Senegal’s National Fire Brigade’s, Sapeur Pompiers CBRN Unit. The Sapeur Pompiers CBRN unit will continue to partner, at a peer-level, with additional U.S. organizations, including the Vermont National Guard State Partnership Program. Through these linkages, the unit can ensure their critical CBRN response capability stays ahead of emerging threats.

A military member in a uniform sits in a conference room - A member of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency at Travis Air Force Base, California, attends an all-call chaired by Rose Gottemoeller, Deputy Secretary General of NATO and one of the original architects of the New START treaty, Sept. 24, 2021, at Travis AFB. As part of the New START Treaty’s verification regime, DTRA members and their Russian counterparts conduct inspections of each other’s nuclear storage facilities and participate in a free exchange of data as a means of ensuring compliance to the treaty’s agreement. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christian Conrad)