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News DOD Announces New Locations for Additional 5G Testing, Experimentation
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News DOD Announces New Locations for Additional 5G Testing, Experimentation
News DOD Official: National Guard Is First Choice in Response to Civil Unrest
News Secretary Says He Does Not Support Invoking Insurrection Act
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Release DOD Names 7 Installations as Sites for Second Round of 5G Technology Testing
Release Message to the Department - Support to Civil Authorities
Release Statement by Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs on Support to Civil Authorities
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Transcript Secretary Addresses Reporters Regarding Civil Unrest
Transcript Department of Defense Statements on the Department's Response to Civil Unrest
Transcript Department of Defense Officials Brief Reporters on the Department's Response to Civil Unrest
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Speech Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper Remarks for the 2020 U.S. Naval Academy Commencement
Speech Army Gen. Mark A. Milley's Remarks for DOD Virtual Victory in Europe Day Commemoration
Speech Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper's Remarks for DOD Virtual Victory in Europe Day Commemoration
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Publication Message to the Department on Support to Civil Authorities
Publication Overseas Tour Length Change - Locations on the Arabian Peninsula
Publication FAQ: Overseas Tour Length Change - Arabian Peninsula and Iraq
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The Defense Department is adding seven installations to the five that already are experimenting with 5G technology as a way of enhancing warfighter capability.
Governors in 28 states have called on the National Guard to support first responders in the wake of civil unrest and protests across the nation following the death of George Floyd. 
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.
Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper said he doesn't support invoking the Insurrection Act, which would allow active-duty service members to act as law enforcement in quelling unrest in American cities.
The global race to field a lifesaving COVID-19 vaccine may be nearing its last lap, as the Army aims for a vaccine by the end of this year.
Soldiers at Fort Riley, Kan., have been implementing preventive measures to protect each other and prevent the possible spread of COVID-19 since the beginning of the outbreak.
Two airmen from the 621st Contingency Response Wing have been supporting the Defense Department's effort to combat COVID-19 since March.
North Carolina National Guardsmen assigned to the 42nd Civil Support Team supported a drive-thru COVID-19 test site at Deep River Elementary School in Sanford, N.C.

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