
<br><span class="ArticlePage-articleBody-firstLetter">M</span>aj. Gen. Patrick Ryder, the <a class="Link" href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/pentagon" target="_blank">Pentagon</a> press secretary, will brief the media Thursday afternoon ahead of the holiday week. 

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The Pentagon announced on Monday the expansion of an international maritime security force to protect commercial ships in the Red Sea from Houthi rebels attacks in <a class="Link" href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/yemen" target="_blank">Yemen</a>. The Pentagon also recently said aid to help <a class="Link" href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/ukraine" target="_blank">Ukraine</a> replace weapons will be exhausted on Dec. 30 unless Congress passes new funding.


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The news briefing will be held at the Pentagon at 2:30 p.m. EST.

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