U.S. forces conducted an a precision airstrike that killed a senior al Qaida leader in Syria, Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook said during a news conference at the Pentagon.
A soldier shovels snow off a Humvee as part of vehicle and equipment maintenance during the season's first heavy snowfall at Fort Drum, N.Y., Nov. 21, 2016. Army photo by Spc. Liane Schmersahl
Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced two new links to the Force of the Future initiative. Force of the Future is designed to maintain the Defense Department’s most competitive edge -- its people.
The Defense Department joins the nation in honoring the commitment, sacrifices and contributions families of service members make every day in support of the military and the nation.

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Given today's globalized access to knowledge and the rapid pace of technology development, innovation, speed, and agility have taken on a greater importance. The Defense Department serves as an innovative leader in developing technology to protect Americans and troops - on and off the battlefield.
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New Peer-Support Service Offers Confidential Help to All Service Members, Families Story | Special Report

Operation Inherent Resolve - Targeted Operations Against ISIL Terrorists
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Defense One’s Marcus Weisgerber, left, speaks with Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein about multidomain warfare at the Defense One Summit in Washington, Nov. 17, 2016. DoD photo by Jim Garamone
Air Force Chief Discusses Changing Face of War Story | Special Report

An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Fighting Swordsmen of Strike Fighter Squadron 32 flies over the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Persian Gulf, Nov. 10, 2016. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nathan T. Beard
Cooperation Between Intel, Defense Never Better, Work Tells Lawmakers Story

The name of Defense Innovation Unit Experimental, the innovation unit the Defense Department established last year, shows on a wall at its location in Mountain View, Calif., May 11, 2016. DoD photo by Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz
Defense Innovation Unit Calls on Guard, Reserve to Expand Nationally Story | Special Report

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Daily SITREP: Navy Assists Stranded Iranians, Hack The Army & More
Sailors assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze assist a distressed Iranian vessel. Nitze, deployed as part of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Casey J. Hopkins
From the military services and around the DoD, here’s your Daily SITREP for Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2016.
Vet Recalls Friend’s Pearl Harbor Regret
A photo of Bob McKenney (left), Richard Schimmel (center bottom), and two other Pearl Harbor survivors hangs in Schimmel’s home office.
Richard Schimmel, 19 at the time, was one of the first to know the Japanese were coming on Dec. 7, 1941.

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