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A researcher in a mask and gloves uses hand-held lab instruments at a counter. — Spotlight | Defense News
Operation Warp Speed

Using the resources of the federal government and the U.S. private sector, Operation Warp Speed will accelerate the testing, supply, development, and distribution of safe and effective vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostics to counter COVID-19 by January 2021.

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A researcher in a mask and gloves uses hand-held lab instruments at a counter.

Soldiers fire an illumination round from a mortar system, lighting up a dark sky. — Spotlight | Lethality
National Defense Strategy

The National Defense Strategy provides a clear road map for the Department of Defense to meet the challenges posed by a re-emergence of long-term strategic competition with China and Russia. The National Defense Strategy acknowledges an increasingly complex global security environment, characterized by overt challenges to the free and open international order.
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A nurse wearing a mask replaces an intravenous drip line. — Spotlight | Defense News
Coronavirus: DOD Response

The Defense Department is working closely with the Department of Health and Human Services and the State Department to provide support in dealing with the coronavirus outbreak.
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Artificial intelligence photo illustration — Spotlight | Reform
Artificial Intelligence

The Defense Department's Artificial Intelligence Strategy directs DOD to accelerate the adoption of AI and the creation of a force fit for the times.
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A man in a uniform works at a computer. — News | Defense News
DOD Personnel Proving Productive, Resilient During Pandemic

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a large number of Defense Department personnel have been teleworking and successfully continuing the mission, the DOD's chief management officer said.
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A man in a military uniform sits behind a desk and is speaking. — News | Partnerships
NATO Military Committee Gets Virtual Check on Alliance Missions

NATO chiefs of defense discussed ongoing operations in a time of COVID-19 as well as future moves growing out of the alliance's new strategy during the alliance's Military Committee meeting.
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Sailors stand watch on ship at night. — News | Defense News
Esper Says New Sanctions on Iran Will Disrupt Malign Activities

President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order imposing new sanctions on Iran as well as triggering a "snap back," or resumption, of U.N. sanctions on Tehran.
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A man in a hazard suit operates machinery. — News | Reform
DOD Approaches Goal of Destroying All Stockpiled Chemical Weapons

Since the late 1960s, the U.S. government has been taking steps to reduce and eliminate the U.S stockpile of chemical weapons.
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A man in uniform and cap looks forward. — Feature | Know Your Military
Medal of Honor Monday: Marine Lance Cpl. Jedh Barker

Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jedh Colby Barker left behind a promising college career to join the service during the Vietnam War. He never came home, but the lives he saved through his heroic actions earned him the Medal of Honor.
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DOD Approves $25 Million in Grants to Defense Manufacturing Community Support Program

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DOD Approves $50 Million in Grants Under Defense Community Infrastructure Pilot Program

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Deputy Defense Secretary Remarks at the Pentagon POW/MIA Ceremony (As Prepared)

From the Services

A dog in a grassy field. — Army
Soldiers Bid Military Working Dog Vito Farewell

Large machine in water. — Marine Corps
'Monster Machine' Reaches Full-Rate Production

A missile launches from a ship — Navy
USS Antietam Conducts Tomahawk Missile Shoot

The sun shines through a sliver between dark clouds as seen from the cockpit of a military aircraft. — Air Force
Hurricane Hunters Track Sally

A man in a military uniform stands on stage and speaks to an audience. — Space Force
Investment in People is Space Force Focus

Three men on a stage lift their hands up; others stand behind. — National Guard
Arizona, Mississippi Soldiers are Best Warriors

Experience DOD

An airman carries a dog and walks in front of family following him. — We Prepare. You Should, Too.

Service members train and prepare year-round so when disasters strike, troops are ready to help those in harm's way. Learn how you can prepare, too.

Service members, eligible family members and U.S. citizens overseas have the right to vote, and DOD has the tools and resources to help them do so — from anywhere in the world. — You Can Vote From Anywhere

The Federal Voting Assistance Program works to ensure service members, their eligible family members, and overseas citizens have the tools and resources to successfully vote from anywhere in the world.

A batter, catcher and umpire play baseball at a stadium. — For Love of the Game: Baseball's Impact on the Navy

From its introduction into the Navy in the late 1800s, baseball became a phenomenon that U.S. sailors — many of whom were Major League pros — helped to spread around the world.

We Prepare. You Should, Too.

You Can Vote From Anywhere

For Love of the Game: Baseball's Impact on the Navy