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Release Readout of Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III's Phone Call With Australian Defense Minister Linda Reynolds
Release Statement by Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III on the Passing of Colombian Defense Minister Carlos Holmes Trujillo García
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News Commander Lists 5 Tasks to Ensuring Continued Space Superiority
News Army Leaders Provide Update of Guard Activities in Washington
News Biden Administration Overturns Transgender Exclusion Policy
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Release Readout of Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III's Phone Call With Australian Defense Minister Linda Reynolds
Release Statement by Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III on the Passing of Colombian Defense Minister Carlos Holmes Trujillo García
Release Readout of Defense Secretary Austin's Call With Canadian Defense Minister Harjit Sajjan
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Transcript Army, National Guard Leaders Host Briefing on Status of Guard Support to Washington D.C.
Transcript Senior DOD Officials Brief Reporters on Inauguration Activities
Transcript Press Gaggle With Acting Secretary Miller En Route to Washington, D.C.
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Speech Acting Defense Secretary Remarks to Conference of the Defense Ministers of the Americas
Speech Acting Defense Secretary Miller Announcement on Afghanistan, Iraq Troop Levels
Speech Acting Defense Secretary Miller Remarks at the Grand Opening of the National Museum of the United States Army
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Publication Memorandum on Countering Sexual Assault and Harassment – Initial Tasking
Publication Day One Message to the Force From Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III
Publication COVID-19 Travel Restrictions Installation Status Update, January 21, 2021
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A pilot sits in a cockpit.
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A sailor fires a shot from a ship to another ship at sea.
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An airman trains a military working dog.
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A Navy sailor wearing a face mask administers a vaccine to another sailor.
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An airman wearing a face mask and gloves prepares a COVID-19 vaccine.
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A helicopter flies next to a rainbow while carrying a vehicle.
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Three Marine Corps recruits float on their backs in a pool.
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The space domain is competitive, congested and contested, and the U.S. must proactively engage to protect and defend its interests there, the commander of U.S. Space Command said.
''Bum" Phillips is known for serving as head coach for the Houston Oilers from 1975 to 1980 and the New Orleans Saints from 1981 to 1985. He was also a Marine during World War II.
Law enforcement will take the lead and be the force of choice should it be necessary for keeping the peace and allowing for peaceful protests in Washington, D.C., the acting Army secretary said.
President Joe Biden signed an executive order overturning the previous administration's ban on the service of transgender individuals in the military.
The Defense Department has played an integral role in the ramped-up effort to produce N95 respirators for health care and frontline workers across the nation.
Army Pfc. Jose F. Valdez volunteered to hold off 200 Germans so his fellow soldiers could escape an onslaught during World War II. That heroism cost him his life, but earned him a posthumous Medal of Honor. 
Threats by Russia and China to deny U.S. access and capability in space make the Space Force critical to national security, said the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III arrived at the Pentagon today and hit the ground running, greeting the senior staff and then immediately heading into meetings on combating coronavirus.