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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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About a dozen Marines carry an inflatable boat through ankle-deep water with cliffs in the background.

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Readout of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's Call With Australia Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defense Richard Marles

Readout of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's Call With Australia Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defense Richard Marles
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Defense Department Statement Clarifying Defense Contracting

Defense Department Statement Clarifying Defense Contracting
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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth Pentagon Arrival Remarks

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth Pentagon Arrival Remarks
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From The Services

Soldiers Receive Award for Exceptional Service

Army

Soldiers Receive Award for Exceptional Service

Recruits Put Skills to the Test

Marine Corps

Recruits Put Skills to the Test

Force Protection Exercise Enhances Readiness

Navy

Force Protection Exercise Enhances Readiness

Air Force Launches New Safety App

Air Force

Air Force Launches New Safety App

Guardians Mentor New Generation of Leaders

Space Force

Guardians Mentor New Generation of Leaders

Guardsmen Head to Warfighter Exercise

National Guard

Guardsmen Head to Warfighter Exercise

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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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