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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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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 Space Strategy

The Defense Department is taking innovative and bold actions to ensure space superiority and secure the nation's vital interests in space now and in the future.

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California Wildfire Response

The Defense Department is going to do everything it can to support all those who are battling the fires in California.

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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 Space Strategy

The Defense Department is taking innovative and bold actions to ensure space superiority and secure the nation's vital interests in space now and in the future.

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California Wildfire Response

The Defense Department is going to do everything it can to support all those who are battling the fires in California.

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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 black hose extends from one ship to another in dark waters under a cloudy, blue sky.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Statement on U.S. Africa Command Strikes in Somalia

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Statement on U.S. Africa Command Strikes in Somalia
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Identity Months Dead at DOD

Identity Months Dead at DOD
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's Call With South Korean Acting Minister of National Defense Kim Seon-ho

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's Call With South Korean Acting Minister of National Defense Kim Seon-ho
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From The Services

Service Members Continue to Support Wildfire Response

Army

Service Members Continue to Support Wildfire Response

Marines Maintain Readiness in the Indo-Pacific

Marine Corps

Marines Maintain Readiness in the Indo-Pacific

Navy Supports Border Security

Navy

Navy Supports Border Security

New Shaving Guidance Improves Education, Aligns Standards

Air Force

New Shaving Guidance Improves Education, Aligns Standards

Guardians Mentor New Generation of Leaders

Space Force

Guardians Mentor New Generation of Leaders

Military Police Deploy to Guantanamo Bay

National Guard

Military Police Deploy to Guantanamo Bay

Interactive Experience:

Art of the Shot

 

They're not dumb grunts, and hitting the target requires more than good aim. Set your sights on discovering what snipers do, and how they master their essential, exacting, lethal art.

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Sensors, Receivers and Ordnance, Oh My! Drones Carry It All

 

Unmanned systems help U.S. service members gain realistic training experience, test equipment and so much more. Can you pass this quiz on military drones with flying colors?

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Where Military Mountaineers Are Made

 

Mountaineering has long been a necessary skill for U.S. service members in battle and at the Army Mountain Warfare School, they learn from some of the best.

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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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