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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.

An airman positions mines inside an aircraft. — 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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An Arizona Army National Guardsman puts boxes of groceries into the trunk of a vehicle — 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 computer graphic uses lines and codes to portray a human head. — 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 poses for a picture. — Feature | Know Your Military
Sports Heroes Who Served: Pro Football Player to Formidable Marine

Ernest C. Cheatham Jr. was a former defensive tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Baltimore Colts. He was also a Marine who led troops during the Korean and Vietnam wars.
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A nurse performs a COVID-19 test on a Marine. — Feature | Defense News
Nurses Work Tirelessly on the Front Lines of COVID-19

Medical staff at Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point, N.C., have been on the front lines of the battle against COVID-19 since the beginning.
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A donor being prepared to donate blood. — Feature | Defense News
Former BAMC COVID-19 Patient Returns as Convalescent Plasma Donor

Thefety Tibbs, who was among the first COVID-19 patients treated at Brooke Army Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, is now among the first of BAMC's former patients to donate convalescent plasma.
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Soldiers, some kneeling and others standing, look ahead. — News | Defense News
Guardsmen Serve Throughout Nation, World

Americans regard the National Guard as a United States-based force, but, in truth, it's hard to go anywhere in the world and not see a soldier wearing an Army National Guard patch.
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A Navy admiral speaks from a podium with a Pentagon sign hanging behind him. — News | Defense News
Stratcom Commander: DOD on Track to Face 2 Peer Nuclear-Capable Competitors

Navy Adm. Charles "Chas" A. Richard, commander of U.S. Strategic Command, outlined the steps the U.S. is taking to counter the growing military capabilities of Russia and China.
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Indian and U.S. Defense Delegations Conduct Virtual Discussion of Defense Cooperation

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DOD Awards Contracts for COVID-19 Disposable Isolation Gowns

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Stratcom Commander Discusses Operations With Reporters

From the Services

Soldiers load gear into a military vehicle. — Army
New Directive Looks at Extreme Weather, Climate Change

Marines shoot at an outdoor gun range. — Marine Corps
New Rifle Qualifcation Increases Combat Effectiveness

Two ships sail in formation in the ocean. — Navy
U.K., U.S. Navies Conduct Mine Hunting Exercise

Three people wearing protective face masks sit at a table with computers and other technology. — Air Force
Researchers Accelerate Quantum Enabling Technologies

Space Force

Air Force Recruits Future Space Professionals

Aircraft sit on a tarmac with mountains in the background. — National Guard
109th AW Joins Battle Management Systems Exercise

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.

"L" shaped beams of yellow light dot a landscaped area outside the Pentagon, under a dark blue sky. — National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial

The Pentagon Memorial is the first national memorial dedicated to honoring the 184 people whose lives were lost when hijackers flew a jetliner into the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001.

We Prepare. You Should, Too.

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National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial