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Marines don't want to be constrained to a stateside location. They want to deploy, said Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Eric M. Smith, who spoke yesterday at Defense One's "State of Defense 2025" digital event.
On Sept. 11, 2001, American Airlines Flight 77 was hijacked and crashed into the Pentagon, killing all 64 people on the plane and 125 people in the building.
The Pentagon Memorial is the first national memorial dedicated to honoring the 184 people whose lives were lost at the Pentagon that day.
Today Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ordered a department-wide review of existing standards set by U.S. military branches pertaining to physical fitness, body composition, and grooming, which includes but is not limited to beards.
The 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group, better known as the "boneyard," contains nearly 4,000 aircraft and 6,650 aircraft engines, making it the largest aircraft storage and preservation facility in the world.
The Department of Defense (DoD) released the Annual Report on Sexual Harassment and Violence at the Military Service Academies (MSAs), Academic Program Year (APY) 2023-2024 (23-24) today.
Air Force Col. Bernard Francis Fisher was not a rescue helicopter pilot during Vietnam. Still, during a firefight in which he saw a fellow pilot go down and need immediate rescue, he didn't hesitate to use his aircraft in that capacity. Fisher's actions saved another pilot's life that day. For his bravery, he received the Medal of Honor.
Health care directly affects mission readiness, said Darin Selnick, the official performing the duties of undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness.
Selnick spoke to medical professionals yesterday at a town hall meeting at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.
Last month, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed a memorandum directing that Fort Liberty, North Carolina, be renamed as Fort Bragg. Today, that order was implemented.
At age 15, Critchell won the American national 200-meter breaststroke championship in 1936 and, in the same year, represented the United States at the Summer Olympics in Berlin, placing fourth in the women's 200-meter breaststroke.
Retired Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 3 Thomas J. Heaton's career encompassed over two decades of service, including nine deployments across various theaters of operations. Heaton, who served in both counterintelligence and human intelligence roles in the Marine Corps Special Operations Command,
During his first address to a joint session of Congress, March 4, 2025, President Donald J. Trump said that the changes he's made since his inauguration in January have enhanced recruiting within the U.S. military in ways that haven't been seen in years.
The Air Force is making progress toward the defense secretary's priorities, which will ultimately result in giving the president more options, said Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin, who provided a keynote address yesterday at the 2025 Air and Space Forces Association's Warfare Symposium in Aurora, Colorado.
A quick review of some of the initial findings within the Defense Department by the Department of Government Efficiency reveals some $80 million in funds wasted on programs that do not support DOD's core mission.
Air Force Master Sgt. John Allan Chapman fought until his last breath to fend off insurgents during a reconnaissance-turned-rescue mission on an unforgiving mountaintop in Afghanistan. Chapman is credited with saving the lives of the men who came to rescue his team. To this day, he is the only Air Force Medal of Honor recipient since the Vietnam War.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday signed a memorandum to all Defense Department civilian employees directing them to prepare five bullet points detailing their work accomplishments from the prior week.
Service members diagnosed with gender dysphoria will soon be processed for separation by their respective services, according to a new policy memorandum from the Defense Department's Office of Personnel and Readiness.
Recently appointed Pentagon Press Secretary Sean Parnell, yesterday, recorded the first of a series of weekly, pre-taped video updates on Defense Department accomplishments.
Dubbed "Weekly Sitrep" — sitrep being a military acronym for situation report — the intent of the approximately two-minute address is to convey transparency on the part of DOD.
Enrollment for the new Health Care Flexible Spending Account benefit runs from March 3-31, 2025. Service members can sign up and put as much as $3,300 in pretax earnings into an account each year, which can be spent on qualifying health care expenses.
In alignment with President Trump's Executive Orders and Secretary Hegseth's directives, this memorandum mandates a digital content refresh across all DoD public platforms. By March 5, 2025, all Components must remove and archive DoD news articles, photos, and videos promoting Diversity,
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth traveled to Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, yesterday, where he took time to speak to service members who are currently supporting the illegal alien holding operations being led by the Department of Homeland Security.
The chairman is the nation's highest-ranking military officer and the principal military advisor to the president, defense secretary and National Security Council. Caine, a retired Air Force lieutenant general, will require Senate confirmation before taking on the role.
After hundreds of combat missions in Vietnam, Air Force Capt. Hilliard Almond Wilbanks gave his life to save friendly troops when air support wasn't available quickly enough. His heroic actions led Wilbanks to be awarded a posthumous Medal of Honor.
Today in Sacramento, California, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency held one of the largest-ever family member updates in its history.
This evening the President announced that he intends to nominate Lieutenant General Dan "Razin" Caine, USAF, for the position of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the nation's highest-ranking military officer, and the principal military advisor to the President, Secretary of Defense, and National Security Council.
As the Secretary announced yesterday, the Department of Defense is re-evaluating our probationary workforce, consistent with the President's initiative to reform the Federal workforce to maximize efficiency and productivity.
During a recorded, on-camera address from the Pentagon today, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth discussed his priorities of strengthening the military by cutting fiscal fraud, waste and abuse at DOD while also finding ways to refocus the department's budget.
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.
President Trump's charge to the Department is clear: to achieve peace through strength. We will do this by putting forward budgets that revive the warrior ethos, rebuild our military, and reestablish deterrence.
Ten U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service firefighters from two separate crews who spent much of January battling Southern California wildfires were given a tour of the Pentagon this afternoon as part of a four-day, USDA-hosted trip to Washington.
A four-man Army tank crew from the 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade, 1st Armored Division, defeated teams from four other countries over the past week to achieve the first American victory in the U.S. Army Europe and Africa International Tank Challenge.
While the president has ordered federal employees who have been working remotely and teleworking back to their offices, an exception is now in place for those federal employees who are spouses of military service members.
The military has no plans to bring back conscription as the all-volunteer force has served the United States well for decades, said Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Navy Lt. Rufus Geddie Herring was in command of a gunboat supporting a reconnaissance mission before the Battle of Iwo Jima kicked off when his ship came under heavy enemy fire. Despite serious wounds, Herring managed to fire back and steer his vessel to safety, all without leaving any of the recon team behind. For his bravery and leadership, he received the Medal of Honor.
While several Medal of Honor recipients heroically threw themselves on top of grenades to keep their comrades safe, very few survived. Army Sgt. John Philip Baca is one of those few. Baca didn't think twice about trying to save his fellow soldiers in Vietnam.
When an Air Force pararescueman set out on a skiing trip in the Alps, he wasn't expecting to put his training to the test. But when he came across an injured skier, instinct and experience took over as a routine day on the slopes evolved into a moment of lifesaving action.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth yesterday signed a memorandum directing that Fort Liberty, North Carolina, be renamed to Fort Bragg.
I want to echo what the chaplain said, All Glory to God. I wake up every morning, praying for the wisdom to see what is right and good true and the courage to do it. And I know many of you do the same.
When the Kansas City Chiefs square off against the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl, Feb. 9, 2025, keep an eye out for Cole Christiansen, a U.S. Military Academy graduate and Army officer-in-waiting.
Aging infrastructure and deferred maintenance due to underfunding in recent years led to flooding last month at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.
The Defense Department recently presented the 2024 Phoenix Award for Maintenance Excellence to sailors attached to the maintenance crew of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island.
Abbie Sweetwine didn't realize one day she'd earn fame and gratitude in the United Kingdom as the "Angel of Platform Six."
When America's favorite groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, emerged from his cozy burrow at Gobbler's Knob, Feb. 2, 2025, he saw his shadow, and according to legend, that means we're in for six more weeks of winter.
Army Capt. Timothy Bible stared hopelessly at the beige ceiling tiles and fluorescent lights above his hospital bed at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.
A nationwide shortage of physicians in rural areas spurred a World War II nurse to work with a pediatrician and create the nurse practitioner program in 1965.
During the height of World War II, more than 900 service members, civilians and crew aboard the U.S. Army Transport Dorchester sailed through the North Atlantic for Greenland.
Thousands of men died during the brutal Bataan Death March in the Philippines during World War II.
During a media interview today, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth affirmed the Defense Department's commitment to working with other federal agencies to bolster security at the southern border.
Army Maj. Audie Leon Murphy is a World War II legend whose name is still easily recognizable today.
The Department of Defense announced today an award to Hillsborough County Public Schools from the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation. This includes a $86,374,326 grant as the Federal share of a larger $107,967,908 project to replace Tinker Elementary/Middle School at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida.