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08/22/2025: DOD Civilians Can Volunteer for Details to Southern Border
08/22/2025: This Week in DOD: Raid Takes Out Senior ISIS Member; 2 Weeks Into Safer D.C.; Interagency Fitness Challenge
08/18/2025: Trump, Zelenskyy, World Leaders Meet at White House to Negotiate Peace Deal
08/15/2025: This Week in DOD: More Women Enlisting; Drones Dominate in Hoosier State; Guard Supports Law Enforcement in D.C.
08/14/2025: National Guard Mobilizes 800 Troops in D.C. to Support Federal, Local Law Enforcement
08/11/2025: National Guard Task Force Mobilizes to Restore Safety in Nation's Capital
08/08/2025: Military Youth Honored in Nation's Capital
08/08/2025: This Week in DOD: 200 Days of Impact, Fort Bliss Assumes New Role in Homeland Defense, SkillBridge Lets Service Members Keep Defending Nation
08/07/2025: DPAA Provides Updates to Families of Missing in Action Personnel During Annual Briefing
08/06/2025: DOD's 'Beyond the Battlefield' Gives Students, Educators Inside Look at Defense Department
08/01/2025: This Week in DOD: PCS Move Hotline Goes Live, Fort Hood Returns, AUKUS Deep Dive
07/30/2025: Army's Project Flytrap Advances Defense Secretary's Drone Dominance Agenda
07/29/2025: Army Chaplains Mark 250 Years of Ministering to Soldiers
07/25/2025: This Week in DOD: New Leaders, Nascent Leaders, NASCAR at Navy, Nation-to-Nation Partnerships
07/24/2025: Former F-15 Pilot Confirmed by Senate as Air Force Undersecretary
07/23/2025: Growth in Participation, Contributing Toward Talisman Sabre 25 Success
07/23/2025: Defense Secretary Reminds Young Leaders They Will One Day Lead Nation
07/21/2025: Hegseth, Philippine President Meet to Advance Deterrence in Indo-Pacific
07/18/2025: This Week in DOD: Air Force Saves Taxpayer Dollars, Sets Common Fitness Standards; Department Teams With AI Innovators; Hosts Drone Expo
07/18/2025: Supreme Allied Commander Europe Says NATO Looking to Innovate Like Ukrainians
07/17/2025: DOD Launching New Authentication System to Replace DS Logon
07/16/2025: Army's Tropic Lightning Division Enhances Lethality in Pacific With HIMARS, Retrains Howitzer Troops
07/14/2025: Hegseth Thanks German Counterpart for Stepping Up to Defense Challenges
07/11/2025: This Week in DOD: Department Unleashes Drone Development; USDA, DOD Partner on Security; U.S. Hosts Israel for Bilateral Talks
07/08/2025: New USDA Program Ties Food Security to National Defense
07/04/2025: This Week in DOD: Air Force, Space Force Meet Recruiting Goals Early; Strengthening Global Partnerships; Budget Bill Supports DOD Investments
07/02/2025: DOD 'Capability Review' to Analyze Where Military Aid Goes, Ensure America Is First
07/01/2025: U.S., India Talk 10-Year Cooperative Framework, Defense Cooperation, Shared Priorities
06/28/2025: This Week in DOD: Hammer Drops on Iranian Nuclear Program, Allies Increase NATO Contribution, Navy Renames Ship for MOH Recipient
06/27/2025: PCS Task Force Prioritizes Trust, Timeliness, Accountability
06/26/2025: 'Historically Successful' Strike on Iranian Nuclear Site Was 15 Years in the Making
06/20/2025: This Week in DOD: New Recruiting Task Force, Greenland Shifts to Northcom, DOD Activates More Immigration Support
06/18/2025: DOD Will Pass Audit by 2028, Comptroller Confirms
06/18/2025: DARPA Calls on Industry to Assist With Improving, Strengthening DOD Cybersecurity
06/13/2025: This Week in DOD: Quelling Violence, Army's Birthday, DOD's Budget
06/13/2025: Apache Crew Ready for Army 250th Birthday Celebration
06/12/2025: Through SkillBridge, DOD Provides Boost to Southern Border Mission
06/11/2025: Hegseth Says Shipbuilding, Golden Dome, Nuclear Deterrence Make Up DOD Budget Request for Billions in Funding
06/10/2025: DOD Launches Child Care Expansion Initiative, Provides More Options to Military Families
06/10/2025: Navy Secretary Advocates for Sailors' 'Right to Repair' Equipment
06/06/2025: This Week in DOD: USS Sampson Deploys to Southern Border; Army Meets Recruiting Goals; Hegseth Urges NATO Partners to Increase Defense Spending
06/04/2025: Caine Calls on Industry: 'Focus on Fighting the Next War, Not Fighting the Last War'
06/02/2025: Last Week in DOD: Additional DOGE Savings, Strengthening VA Partnership, Homeschool Review
05/30/2025: DOD Makes Plans to Reduce Discretionary PCS Budget by Half Over Next 5 Years
05/27/2025: Hegseth Orders Review of Homeschool Support Efforts
05/25/2025: Defense Secretary's First 100 Days of Delivering on Promises
05/23/2025: Vance Tells Midshipmen Their Service Will Not Be Squandered on Rudderless Missions
05/23/2025: This Week in DOD: Golden Dome Defense, Prioritizing PCS Moves, Afghanistan Accountability
05/22/2025: Hegseth Directs Changes to Address Shortfalls in Household Movement System
05/21/2025: Predictable Budgets, Readiness, Recapitalization Top Priorities for Reserve Components
05/20/2025: Military Spouse Survey Spurs DOD Review of Moving-Related Issues
05/19/2025: USPS Recognizes 250 Years of Army, Navy, Marine Corps With New Stamps
05/16/2025: DOD Uses Voluntary Reductions as Path to Civilian Workforce Goals
05/16/2025: DOD Issues Implementation Guidance on Separation of Service Members With Gender Dysphoria
05/16/2025: This Week in DOD: Strengthening Middle East Ties, New Air Force Leadership, Powerful Poland Partnership
05/15/2025: Readiness, Shipbuilding Top Priorities for Navy
05/09/2025: This Week in DOD: Refocusing Resources, Service Member Standards, Red Sea Ceasefire
05/07/2025: International Visitors Learn About National Guard Ops
05/02/2025: 14 Winning Weeks at DOD: Border Security, Hitting Back at Houthis, Booming Recruiting
04/30/2025: DOD Better Now at Defending Domestically Against Unmanned Systems
04/25/2025: At Southern Border, Defense Secretary Visits Newly Created National Defense Area
04/25/2025: This Week in DOD: 100 Days of Success, Accelerated Retention, Bringing Back Discharged Service Members
04/25/2025: Pentagon Opens Doors to the New Generation for 'Bring Your Child to Work Day' •
04/23/2025: Defense Secretary Orders Additional Remedies, More Clarity on COVID-19 Reinstatements
04/18/2025: This Week in DOD: Bolstering Border Efforts, Hero Returns Home, Engaging With Allies
04/17/2025: Defense Secretary Hosts Security Talks With French Counterpart
04/16/2025: Interagency Land Agreement Strengthens Military Border Mission
04/14/2025: Fatal Drug Overdoses in Service Members Significantly Below National Average
04/11/2025: This Week in DOD: Better Access to Panama Canal, Billions Saved by DOGE, Outreach Effort Begins
04/10/2025: Military Met 2024 Recruit Contracting Goals, Plans for Repeat
04/09/2025: Supply Chain, Workforce, Advanced Manufacturing Will Help Navy Get Ships Faster
04/09/2025: Socom: Changing Operational Demands Require Acquisition Changes
04/04/2025: This Week in DOD: Common Sense Combat Arms Standards, No Halt on Hammering Houthis, Navy's Midshipmen Impress Heck Out of Former Soldier
04/03/2025: French Leaders Learn How U.S. Remembers WWII During Pentagon Visit
04/02/2025: Education Benefits Make Stronger Service Members, Better Military
04/01/2025: Nominee for Chairman: Military's Top Job is Creating Peace Through Strength
04/01/2025: Defense Secretary Directs Services to Match Combat Arms Standards to Mission Requirements
03/29/2025: At Vietnam Wall, Nation Honors Veterans on National Vietnam War Veterans Day •
03/27/2025: Defense Department Nominees Promise Better Warfighting Tools, Improved Medical Care
03/26/2025: As Tanker Fleet Modernizes, Time Is Now for Cargo Aircraft Recap
03/25/2025: Hegseth Gives Order to Enhance Military Mission at Southern Border
03/21/2025: Defense Secretary Hosts Elon Musk at Pentagon
03/21/2025: Defense Department Reassesses Archived Content
03/19/2025: DOD's Acquisition Community Already Working on Golden Dome, Big Team Effort Required
03/17/2025: U.S., Ireland Both Suffer Impacts of Illegal Immigration
03/17/2025: U.S. Punches Back at Iran-Backed Houthi Terrorists in Yemen
03/14/2025: This Week: Defense Department Sharpens Standards, Flushes Climate Change Policies, Restarts Support of Ukraine
03/11/2025: Mass Timber, 3D Printing May be Future of Military Construction for Army, Navy
03/07/2025: Fort Liberty Becomes Fort Bragg, Renamed for Battle of Bulge Hero
03/07/2025: This Week: Border Security, Base Renaming, Good Get for West Point, All Indicators of Thriving DOD
03/06/2025: Transcom Asks Lawmakers for More Used Vessels
03/05/2025: Space Force's Fundamental Role: Space Superiority
03/05/2025: We'll Find You, Hold You Accountable: Exercise Proves U.S. Can Find Nuclear Event Perpetrators
03/05/2025: President Says Military Recruiting Up, So Too Will be American Shipbuilding, 'Golden Dome'
03/04/2025: Initial DOGE Findings Reveal $80 Million in Wasteful Spending at DOD
03/02/2025: Hegseth Directs Civilians to Prepare 5 Bullet Points on Weekly Work
02/27/2025: DOD Offers Health Care Flexible Spending Account to Service Members
02/26/2025: Deputy Defense Secretary Nominee Talks DOD Audit, Strengthening Industrial Base
02/26/2025: 'Zero Trust' Architecture Could Prevent Adversary Data Theft, Protect Warfighters
02/22/2025: Department Tells Gold Star Families: We'll Find Loved Ones, Bring Them Home
02/18/2025: Military Spouses Exempted From Return-to-Work Mandate
02/18/2025: Brown: Build the Force by Being Seen
02/14/2025: DOD Prepares Invitation to Bring Back Troops Separated for Refusing COVID Vaccine
02/13/2025: Hegseth Tells NATO Hard Power Provides Deterrence, Defense
02/11/2025: Defense Secretary Renames Fort Liberty as Fort Bragg, Honoring WWII Soldier
02/07/2025: Shared Challenges, AUKUS Partnership Top Topics as U.S., Australian Defense Leaders Meet for First Time
02/05/2025: First Flight of Illegal Aliens Arrives at Guantanamo
02/05/2025: U.S., DOD's Commitment to Israel Includes Munitions Previously Withheld
01/29/2025: Defense Secretary Directs Creation of Task Force to Restore America's Fighting Force
01/16/2025: Defense Department Bids Farewell to Outgoing Commander in Chief
01/14/2025: Defense Innovation Board Recommendations Continue to Advance National Security Efforts
01/10/2025: U.S. Military Already Fighting Fires in California, Ready to Do More
01/09/2025: Austin Challenges Contact Group to Keep Supporting Ukraine
01/04/2025: After Receiving Medals of Honor at White House, 7 Soldiers Inducted Into Pentagon Hall of Heroes
01/03/2025: 7 Soldiers From Korean, Vietnam Wars Receive Medals of Honor

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