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Watch live as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivers remarks at the 2025 Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore.
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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.
U.S. Africa Command, alongside its African and interagency partners, counters threats and malign actors, strengthens security forces, and responds to crises to advance U.S. interests while promoting regional security, stability and prosperity.
The president, vice president, defense and other leaders deliver messages of hope, encouragement and guidance to graduates of military academies and colleges.
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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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The movie Top Gun not only had everyone feeling "the need for speed," it also introduced the Navy's elite fighter weapons school to the world.
Since its creation during the Civil War, Arlington National Cemetery has become the final resting place for some of America's greatest military and civilian heroes. Let's find out how much you know about one of the nation's most renowned cemeteries.
From team to region — an interactive look at the Army's organization structure and top things to know about America's first service branch.
With a simple and powerful motto, the Navy's USS New York demonstrates military might and is a symbol that the world will "Never Forget" the 9/11 attacks.