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The Defense Department's Permanent Change of Station Joint Task Force is taking decisive steps to stabilize the military move process following the termination of its contract with HomeSafe Alliance.
The Defense Department this week brought on new leadership in both the Air Force and Navy and simultaneously hosted a group of high schoolers who may one day become future leaders.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth held an enhanced honor cordon and quadrilateral meeting at the Pentagon, welcoming Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur, Latvian Defense Minister Andris Sprūds and Lithuanian Defense Minister Dovilė Šakalienė.
The Defense Department gained a new leader as Matthew Lohmeier was confirmed by the Senate in Washington to be undersecretary of the Air Force.
Years of shrinking fleet size, diminished shipbuilding capacity and on-time repair delivery are persistent challenges for the Navy and the nation, said Navy Adm. Daryl L. Caudle, who spoke at a Senate Armed Services Committee nomination hearing in Washington.
Fifty top university and college cyber scholars from nearly 30 states and U.S. territories gathered at George Washington University's Science and Engineering Hall for the Defense Department Cyber Service Academy boot camp.
High schoolers from American Legion's Boys Nation met with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who spoke about his leadership role and the importance of their own roles as leaders, during a weeklong tour of Washington.
Michael P. Duffey, undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, said the Defense Department must transform how it delivers integrated capabilities to warfighters with speed, scale and operational relevance while testifying at a hearing in Washington.
The Talisman Sabre 25 multinational exercise kicked off last week with more than 35,000 participants from 19 nations, including the United States and Australia.
Air Force Lt. Gen. Dagvin R.M. Anderson and Navy Vice Adm. Frank M. Bradley spoke about great-power rivalry and terrorism in Africa and the importance of U.S. Special Operations Command during a nomination hearing before the Senate Committee on Armed Services in Washington.
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