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This week in the Department of Defense, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth addressed troops stationed in Qatar, the undersecretary of defense for policy met his Polish counterpart, and the Senate voted to confirm Troy Meink as secretary of the Air Force.
In an effort to improve the quality of life for military personnel and their families, the Defense Manpower Data Center has expanded its online uniformed services identification card issuance system to include overseas service members and dependents.
The Defense Department is working toward successfully implementing its workforce acceleration and recapitalization initiative using voluntary reductions in force.
Defense Department leaders delivered a stark warning about adversaries exploiting cyberspace and threatening national security during a House Armed Services Committee cyber, information technologies and innovation subcommittee hearing in Washington.
The Defense Department's proposed military intelligence program budget for fiscal year 2026 aligns with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's strategic lines of effort both at home and abroad, according to a trio of senior intelligence officials.
DOD issued military leaders across the force guidance on how to proceed with separating, voluntarily or involuntarily, service members with a diagnosis or history of, or exhibiting symptoms consistent with, gender dysphoria.
U.S. service members continue to support efforts carrying out President Donald J. Trump's executive orders on protecting the territorial integrity of the United States.
Navy Secretary John Phelan, Acting Chief of Naval Operations Adm. James W. Kilby and Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Eric M. Smith briefed the House Appropriations Committee's defense subcommittee on current challenges and their plans to address them in Washington.
Senior Defense Department officials met with the Senate Armed Services Committee strategic forces subcommittee in Washington to discuss Golden Dome, a next-generation missile defense shield aimed at protecting the U.S. from evolving aerial threats.
Navy Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, discussed ways the Army contributes to the joint force's overall mission throughout the region during the 2025 Land Forces Pacific Symposium and Exposition in Honolulu.
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