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Focus on Indo-Pacific

The Defense Department is committed to working with allies, partners and like-minded nations in the Indo-Pacific and to upholding a free and open region founded on respect for international rules, laws and norms.

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DOD Support to the Southern Border

U.S. Northern Command is working with the Department of Homeland Security to augment U.S. Customs and Border Protection along the southern border of the United States with additional military forces.

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Commemorating the Vietnam War

The Defense Department is privileged to assist our nation in thanking and honoring Vietnam War veterans and their families for their service and sacrifice, and continues to lead the search to locate the missing.

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Spotlight

Focus on Indo-Pacific

The Defense Department is committed to working with allies, partners and like-minded nations in the Indo-Pacific and to upholding a free and open region founded on respect for international rules, laws and norms.

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Spotlight

DOD Support to the Southern Border

U.S. Northern Command is working with the Department of Homeland Security to augment U.S. Customs and Border Protection along the southern border of the United States with additional military forces.

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Spotlight

Commemorating the Vietnam War

The Defense Department is privileged to assist our nation in thanking and honoring Vietnam War veterans and their families for their service and sacrifice, and continues to lead the search to locate the missing.

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WWI Commission Unveils New Sculpture at WWI Memorial

The World War I Centennial Commission unveiled a new $44 million sculpture in Washington, D.C.’s, Pershing Park, Sept. 13, 2024. "A Soldier’s Journey" by Sabin Howard pays tribute to the nearly 4.7 million U.S. service members who served during WWI.

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A soldier protects their face while they are covered with a wet parachute in a swimming pool.

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New Deputy Assistant Secretary for Cyber Policy Appointed

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Defense Secretary Directed Review of Physical Fitness Standards for Combat Arms Occupations

Defense Secretary Directed Review of Physical Fitness Standards for Combat Arms Occupations
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From The Services

Soldier Earns Honor Graduate in Mountaineering Course

Army

Soldier Earns Honor Graduate in Mountaineering Course

Exercise Freedom Shield Spotlights Ironclad Partnership

Marine Corps

Exercise Freedom Shield Spotlights Ironclad Partnership

Navy, NASA Practice Artemis II Recovery Procedures

Navy

Navy, NASA Practice Artemis II Recovery Procedures

U.S., Allies Reinforce Shared Commitment to Indo-Pacific

Air Force

U.S., Allies Reinforce Shared Commitment to Indo-Pacific

U.S. Maintains Advantages in Space

Space Force

U.S. Maintains Advantages in Space

Guardsmen Conduct Aerial Fire Suppression Training

National Guard

Guardsmen Conduct Aerial Fire Suppression Training

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Vietnam Veterans Memorial

 

Take a closer look at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, which was dedicated in 1982, fulfilling a promise to never forget those who served and sacrificed during the Vietnam War.

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What Do You Know About the Battle of Iwo Jima?

 

Most people are familiar with the iconic photo of Marines raising the U.S. flag at Iwo Jima, but there's much more to the story of this epic battle in the Pacific that lasted five weeks, from Feb. 19 to March 26, 1945.

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Military Units: Space Force

 

The Space Force structure is unique. While it is a separate and distinct branch of the armed services, it is organized under the Department of the Air Force.

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Game On! Test Your Knowledge of Sports and the Military

 

From the basketball court to the gridiron to the Olympic Games, U.S. service members have played a huge role in American athletics. Now it's time to find out how much you know about sports and the military.

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