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Armed With Science

Armed With Science

The Defense Department’s Cyber Crime Center Vulnerability Disclosure Program welcomes certain hackers to keep them on their toes.
The approval of an Ebola vaccine represents the culmination of nearly two decades of efforts by DOD teams and the public and private sectors.
I. Vision for AI ResearchArtificial Intelligence, or AI, remains in an age of discovery. To create a pipeline of breakthroughs for tomorrow’s economy and security, we must deepen our commitment to AI research and engineering, as part of a reinvigoration of research and invention in the United States.A common idea spans the work of Vannevar Bush, director of defense
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Know Your Military

Know Your Military

Army Maj. Walter Reed's contributions to medicine were many. Thanks to him, few know anything about yellow fever and typhoid — diseases that once ravaged military encampments.
Whether they were saving the lives of their comrades or helping strangers, these deserving service members committed themselves to helping others.
COVID-19 may have changed the way we celebrate the holidays, but it can't stop the spirit of the season.
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The Defense Department has a hypersonics modernization strategy that accelerates the development and delivery of transformational warfighting capabilities, an official said.
The Defense Department announced that Lynn Rosenthal will head an independent review commission on sexual assault in the military, the Pentagon press secretary said.
The U.S. military airstrike over eastern Syria involved two F-15E Strike Eagles that dropped seven, precision-guided munitions, which totally destroyed nine facilities and partially destroyed two others, functionally destroying them, the Pentagon press secretary said.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, the first African American leader of the Defense Department, spoke about his motivations and inspirations for Black History Month.
Sea turtles displaced by a winter storm in Texas received an assist from Coast Guardsmen, state officials and volunteers on the state's Gulf Coast.
Air Force Gen. John E. Hyten, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, says the U.S. nuclear triad is an important deterrent to nuclear strikes from Russia, China and, to some extent, North Korea and Iran from delivering nuclear strikes on the U.S. and its allies.
American forces have struck at an Iranian-backed militia in Syria that launched rocket attacks against U.S. bases in Iraq, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said.
After a tour of a mass COVID-19 vaccination site in Los Angeles, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III addressed the hesitancy that some service members have about getting the vaccine.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III flew out to the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz off the coast of California to thank the crew for a record-setting deployment in the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and U.S. Central Command areas of responsibility.
The United States' freedom to maneuver in space is a vital national interest that underpins national security, intelligence efforts, treaty verification and the economy, Space Force Gen. John W. "Jay" Raymond, chief of space operations, said.