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U.S. and British soldiers conducted the fourth iteration of the Project Flytrap exercise at the Hohenfels Training Area in Germany and the Bemowo Piskie Training Area, near Elk, Poland, to better prepare to counter the threats posed by unmanned aerial systems on the battlefield.
On July 29, 1775, soon after the Army itself was established, the Army Chaplain Corps was created at the request of George Washington to provide ministerial support to soldiers.
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.
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