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This week in the Defense Department, President Donald J. Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reached 200 days in their roles, Fort Bliss was approved to develop a detention facility and the Army will reinstall the Reconciliation Monument in Arlington, Va.
Five young Americans from across the Defense Department came together in the nation's capital for the chance to be named the 2025 National Military Youth of the Year.
The Defense Department began construction in mid-July of a detention center at Fort Bliss, Texas, in response to a request for assistance from the Department of Homeland Security, Pentagon Press Secretary Kingsley Wilson said during a briefing at the Pentagon.
More than 400 family members of service members who never returned home from the Korean War or who were lost during the Cold War met with representatives from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency during the agency's annual update to families of missing personnel.
The nation will never forget the heroism of those awarded the Purple Heart, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a video message commemorating Purple Heart Day.
In 1782, George Washington created the Badge of Military Merit to recognize heroic acts by his troops; the badge, and its purpose, evolved into what we now know as the Purple Heart.
More than a dozen university students toured the Pentagon and got a chance to speak with Defense Department insiders about how DOD operates, all with an eye toward inspiring young Americans to pursue careers in public service.
Purple Heart Day is a time to honor and remember service members who were wounded or killed by an instrument of war in the hands of an enemy or while prisoners of war.
Hawkeye Platoon leads the charge into a new era of Army aviation by redefining how small units integrate drone technology in the modern fight.
This week in the Defense Department, a hotline for service members experiencing problems with permanent change of station moves went live, a military installation got a new name and changes came to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y.
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