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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Bryn Woollacott MacDonnell, performing the duties of the Defense Department comptroller, testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee on DOD's fiscal year 2026 budget and the future years defense program during a hearing in Washington.
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U.S. Northern Command is working with the Department of Homeland Security to augment U.S. Customs and Border Protection along the southern border of the United States with additional military forces.
The Defense Department is committed to working with allies, partners and like-minded nations in the Indo-Pacific and to upholding a free and open region founded on respect for international rules, laws and norms.
The largest assembled coalition of amphibious forces in the Baltic Sea, Baltic Operations, or BALTOPS, demonstrates the flexibility of maritime forces and strengthens combined response critical to preserving freedom of navigation and regional security.
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The World War I Centennial Commission unveiled a new $44 million sculpture in Washington, D.C.’s, Pershing Park, Sept. 13, 2024. "A Soldier’s Journey" by Sabin Howard pays tribute to the nearly 4.7 million U.S. service members who served during WWI.
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From team to region — an interactive look at the Army's organization structure and top things to know about America's first service branch.
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