Lately appointed Pentagon Press Secretary Sean Parnell, yesterday, recorded the primary of a collection of weekly, pre-taped video updates on Protection Division accomplishments.
Dubbed “Weekly Sitrep” — sitrep being a navy acronym for state of affairs report — the intent of the roughly two-minute handle is to convey transparency on the a part of DOD.
“The aim of that is to be probably the most clear DOD in American historical past for the warfighters and the American folks,” Parnell mentioned on the outset of his report, then added that it was “an action-packed, ‘America first’ week.”
Parnell then listed 5 division accomplishments over the week, together with the nomination of the following chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Employees and affirmation of the following Military secretary; Protection Secretary Pete Hegseth visiting American service members at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; the UK pledging to extend protection spending; the order to take away all range, fairness and inclusion content material from DOD web sites and social media platforms; and Hegseth’s promise to offer the American folks accountability for the withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021.
Parnell mentioned he hopes the weekly movies will assist reestablish belief between the Protection Division and Americans.
“I feel [the sitreps] are essential as a result of the American folks, over the past 4 or 5 years, have misplaced an infinite quantity of belief in as soon as commemorated establishments right here on this nation,” Parnell mentioned.
“And our aim, particularly right here on the Division of Protection [and] throughout the federal government, is to be radically clear and attempt to achieve a few of that belief again … And we will do it by means of deeds, not phrases,” he continued.
Along with fulfilling the duties of press secretary, Parnell — an Military fight veteran of the Afghanistan Struggle — additionally serves as assistant to the secretary of protection for public affairs, a dual-hatted position he mentioned he takes fairly significantly.
“The mission cost of speaking to the American folks, speaking to the American media and speaking what we’re doing right here on the Division of Protection, and what the warfighters’ mission is … it is unbelievably essential,” Parnell mentioned.
“On the forefront of my thoughts, on a regular basis, is that we’re standing on the shoulders of giants right here on the Pentagon, of those that got here earlier than us, who sacrificed a lot for all the things now we have right here on this nation … It is simply an superior accountability,” he added.
The sitreps are scheduled to air weekly throughout DOD’s numerous social media channels.
