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.
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.
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.
The Defense Department is taking innovative and bold actions to ensure space superiority and secure the nation’s vital interests in space now and in the future.
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar; Army Gen. Gustave F. Perna, Operation Warp Speed's chief operating officer; and Dr. Moncef Slaoui, the operation's chief science advisor, briefed reporters on COVID-19 vaccine distribution.
DOD officials briefed the Congressional Women, Peace and Security Caucus on the department's efforts to ensure the initiative is on track and making a difference in all that military personnel do.
Across the Defense Department, agencies are appointing their own chief data officers to become part of a community that wants to be able to use the DOD's vast amount of data to make better decisions faster.
Army Maj. Charles L. Thomas posthumously became one of the first Black men from the World War II era to receive the nation's highest medal for valor.
Soldiers and civilians from the 405th Army Field Support Brigade in Kaiserslautern, Germany participated in a suicide awareness and prevention training.
This collection showcases the work of military photographers in 2020, when U.S. service members continued to conduct around-the-clock training and operations worldwide to ensure the nation's security, even while responding to the coronavirus pandemic.
Not even Santa can escape our radar. And tracking Santa is only one of the many ways troops celebrate the holidays.
The triad, along with assigned forces, provide 24/7 deterrence to prevent catastrophic actions from our adversaries and they stand ready, if necessary, to deliver a decisive response, anywhere, anytime.
Get a closer look at the lives of the men and women serving in the U.S. armed forces through compelling photos, videos and quizzes that test your knowledge.