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The Mexican Border Defense Medal was established to recognize service members deployed to the U.S. international border with Mexico for Defense Department support to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a memorandum.
Saudi Arabia expanded its strategic ties with the United States by formally joining the Defense Department National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program during a ceremony in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
This week in the Defense Department, U.S. Central Command forces conducted a successful raid and the vice president and the defense secretary visited National Guard troops at Union Station.
Defense Department civilians can now apply for details of up to six months with the Department of Homeland Security to help support President Donald J. Trump's priority of securing the southern border.
Soldiers and airmen assigned to the D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force, Joint Task Force District of Columbia, walked the concourse of Nationals Park in Washington with an ongoing mission to support local law enforcement.
The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support's Product Test Center Analytical has developed an artificial hand to improve safety during glove testing.
A Coast Guard law enforcement detachment aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson seized 1,296 pounds of cocaine from a suspected drug smuggling vessel in international waters.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and a trio of senior department officials with ties to the National Guard paid a visit to roughly 300 mobilized National Guardsmen at the D.C. Armory in Washington to thank the soldiers and airmen for their efforts to increase safety throughout the city.
U.S. forces are partnering with South Korea to conduct Ulchi Freedom Shield, an annual exercise that aims to enhance the combined, joint, all-domain and interagency operating environment, strengthening the regional alliance's response capabilities.
Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth thanked the troops for their efforts to increase safety throughout Washington.
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