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Stories from around the Defense Department.
Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth thanked the troops for their efforts to increase safety throughout Washington.
National Guard members and security cooperation leaders convened for a Defense Department National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program conference to discuss the program's enduring importance in today's complex environment.
Two members of the District of Columbia National Guard alerted local law enforcement to a potentially life-threatening situation involving a man brandishing a knife and threatening another man at the Waterfront Metro station in Washington.
Marines and sailors participating in Exercise Koa Moana 25 partnered with Chuuk State Hospital and Grace International Baptist Church in Micronesia to conduct a community blood typing event to educate residents on the public health benefits of knowing their blood type.
Flood mitigation barriers provided by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers protected the community along the Mendenhall River in Alaska by holding back glacial water released from Suicide Basin and performing well during peak flooding.
More than 6,400 service members, 100 aircraft and seven U.S. and Canadian vessels are participating in Northern Edge 2025, a joint field-training exercise taking place at various locations in and around Alaska.
Airmen assigned to the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Civil Engineer Squadron participated in a training exercise with the New Jersey Army National Guard's 21st Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team in preparation for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. joined service members and DOD civilians to participate in a first-of-its-kind "fitness check," part of an overall promotion by DOD to highlight the importance of physical fitness.
President Donald J. Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and a host of European leaders to discuss how the ongoing violent war between Russia and Ukraine might be resolved.
National Guardsmen are assisting law enforcement in Washington, providing a visible presence in key public areas and serving as a crime deterrent, after President Donald J. Trump declared a crime emergency in the nation's capital.
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