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Nov. 16, 2021

 Dr. Ronald Hann hosted Visit from Future Systems and Technology Directorate within the Singapore Ministry of Defence 

                                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).            

Nov. 10, 2021

 Congratulations to TSGT Shameka A. Miller for being awarded the Blacks In Government's Military Meritorious Service Award.  

                    Fort BELVOIR, VA  —                                                Congratulations to TSgt Shameka A. Miller, USAF Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, 11-10-2021.            

Nov. 10, 2021

 DTRA Leaders and Staff Meet with BRIG Joanne Whittaker 

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

FORT BELVOIR, VA Oct. 27, 2021

 Battling Emerging Threats: New DTRA Strategy 2022-2027 keeps counter-WMD agency aligned with national, DOD priorities 

                                In keeping its missions, priorities and values aligned with the most recent higher-level guidance, the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) has published the 2022-2027 Agency Strategy. The new document is a timely, strategic blueprint that ensures DTRA addresses the challenges posed by weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and emerging threats. When referring to WMD, the Agency is specifically focused on nuclear, chemical, and/or biological weapons.            

Oct. 14, 2021

 Detecting and Deterring Biological Threats, Then and Now 

                    Fort BELVOIR, VA  —                                                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.             

Oct. 14, 2021

 DTRA Readies Senegal First Responders for Peer-level CBRN Response 

                                The Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s (DTRA) Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) Security Cooperation Engagement Program (CSCEP) concluded a six-year cooperative Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Preparedness and Response training program with Senegal’s National Fire Brigade’s, Sapeur Pompiers CBRN Unit.             

Oct. 7, 2021

 “The last levee”: Travis DTRA ensures New START compliance 

                    TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. —                                                Defense Threat Reduction Agency at Travis Air Force Base, California, hosted Ms. Rose Gottemoeller, former Deputy Secretary General of NATO, 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.            

Oct. 5, 2021

 DTRA's Dr. Rhys Williams, Director (Acting) met with Major General Andrew Freeman AM 

                                DTRA's Dr. Rhys Williams, Director (Acting) met with Major General Andrew Freeman AM, on Oct. 4            

Sept. 30, 2021

 Dr. Ron Hann, Acting Director of DTRA's R&D Directorate visited the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Soldier Center 

                                Dr. Ron Hann, Acting Director of DTRA's R&D Directorate visited the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Soldier Center            

Sept. 24, 2021

 Director General of National Public Health Institute of Liberia 

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