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Gloved hands handle medical specimens. — 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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Gloved hands handle medical specimens.

Two Air Force Stratofortress aircraft fly in an orangish-pink sky, leaving contrails. — 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 national guardsman wearing personal protective equipment performs a COVID-19 test — 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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A rifle, sighting devices and drones. — 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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Soldiers and airmen wearing protective equipment load boxes into a vehicle. — News | Defense News
Military to Play Logistics-Only Role in COVID-19 Vaccine Effort

Although military personnel won't be administering any COVID-19 vaccines to the American people, U.S. military expertise in logistics will be relied upon to help ensure vaccines are available across the nation.
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A service member types at a laptop keyboard. — News | Defense News
DOD Posts Webpage to Aid in Reporting Civilian Casualties

The Defense Department has created a website listing the email and postal mailing addresses of the combatant commands so people can report information on civilian casualties.
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A man stands behind a dias. — News | Partnerships
Alliance United in Afghanistan Strategy

"In together, out together" was the mantra NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg used in discussing troop levels in Afghanistan at the conclusion of the latest meeting of alliance defense ministers.
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A graphic depicting a human hand touching a computer-generated image of a hand. — News | Reform
Army Financial Management Office Partners With DOD for AI Solutions

The Army turned to the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center and Defense Innovation Unit for help in reforming financial systems using artificial intelligence solutions.
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A man dressed in personal protective gear demonstrates a robot to people dressed in surgical scrubs. — Feature | Defense News
Robot Enters COVID-19 Fight

A robot initially designed for shipboard firefighting and maintenance tasks has now been enlisted in the fight against COVID-19.
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Readout of Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper's Remarks at Day Two of the NATO Defense Ministerial

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This Week in Operation Warp Speed

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Defense Secretary Esper Travels to India and the Region

From the Services

Service members stand at a table carving pumpkins. — Army
Soldiers Take Part in Pumpkin Carving Contest

Two Marines look out the back of an aircraft. — Marine Corps
Marines Deploy Oceanographic Sensors

A military aircraft flies above water. — Navy
Navy Marks 60th Anniversary of E-2 Flight

Two robots next to orange cones. — Air Force
Air Force Begins Rollout of High-Tech EOD Robots

Space Force

Space Force Activates First Field Command

A group of soldiers pose for a photo. — National Guard
Engineer Unit Keeps Kuwait Base Running

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.

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