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The defense secretary signed a memorandum directing more clarity regarding the department's efforts to reinstate service members kicked out for not taking the COVID-19 vaccine, as well as additional remedies for those service members.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth summarized the Defense Department's accomplishments over the first 100 days of his tenure as he addressed senior-level military student leaders at the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, Pa.
The dangers posed by cyber conflict are significant and require preparation by the joint force to counter such threats, a senior Defense Department expert said.
This week, the Defense Department got a boost in its ability to secure the southern border through an interagency land agreement enabled by the White House.
The Pentagon hosted four groups of high school and college students and staff from around the country to teach them about Defense Department priorities, missions and initiatives.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth readministered the oath of enlistment to Marine Corps Sgt. Dakota Meyer at the Pentagon after a 15-year break in service.
U.S. service members continue to support efforts carrying out President Donald J. Trump's executive orders on protecting the territorial integrity of the United States.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth hosted a discussion with French Armed Forces Minister SĂ©bastien Lecornu at the Pentagon.
The Army is expected to accept jurisdiction of land along the border between New Mexico and Mexico, which will become part of a national defense area — a specified piece of federal land over which DOD maintains administrative authority and jurisdiction.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth welcomed Salvadoran Defense Minister René Francis Merino Monroy to the Pentagon as part of a bilateral engagement in which the secretary praised the bond shared between the two countries.
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