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Dependable and affordable child care is a big issue for military families, and it's a priority for the Defense Department, which has a number of programs underway to expand the available options.
The Defense Department is putting American interests first in the U.S. Central and Africa Commands' areas of responsibility, Katherine Thompson, performing the duties of the assistant defense secretary for international security affairs, said.
Navy Secretary John Phelan told senators during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill that he believes sailors should be able to repair the hardware they are trained to operate without having to wait for contractors to do the work.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, provided testimony regarding President Donald J. Trump's proposed defense budget for fiscal year 2026 at a hearing before the House Appropriations Subcommittee.
The National Museum of the United States Army opened its "Call to Arms" exhibit, featuring rare Revolutionary War artifacts, accompanied by stories of the battles and the soldiers who fought in them.
This week in the Defense Department, the USS Sampson joined efforts to secure the southern border, the Army demonstrated top-notch recruitment and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visited NATO and marked D-Day in France.
The Sierra Sands Unified School District cut the ribbon on a new 77,000-square-foot Richmond Elementary School at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, Calif., restoring an essential academic anchor after the 2019 Ridgecrest earthquakes.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth commemorated the 81st anniversary of the Allied invasion of Normandy by delivering a speech at the Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, France.
Michael P. Duffey was sworn in today as undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment following Senate confirmation, putting him in charge of the Defense Department's vast procurement, sustainment and industrial base enterprise.
A new program teaching combat medics to handle battlefield behavioral health crises is part of the Defense Department's sweeping readiness push.
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