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Official Explains DOD Data Strategy

Joint warfighting is at the heart of the Defense Department's Data Strategy, which has three focuses with eight guiding principals containing four essential capabilities, the DOD chief data officer said.

Service members gather for a discussion.
Midshipmen toss their hats in the air.

Academy Superintendents Describe Priorities to Lawmakers

A male service member looks through a ship's bridge binoculars to scan the sea as a ship sails in the distance.

Admiral Offers Vision for Indo-Pacific

Korean and U.S. soldiers pose for a picture while making heart signs with their hands.

U.S. Army, South Korea Alliance Strengthens During COVID-19 Vaccine Operations

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Top Service Academy Leaders Provide Information to House Armed Services Committee

  • Defense.gov
  • March 2, 2021 | 01:59:06

Army Lt. Gen. Darryl A. Williams, U.S. Military Academy superintendent; Navy Vice Adm. Sean Buck, Naval Academy superintendent; and Air Force Lt. Gen. Richard M. Clark, Air Force Academy superintendent, speak during a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense hearing regarding military service academies, March 2, 2021.

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Common Threads: Army

Common Threads: Army Uniform Evolution

Army uniforms have changed considerably since 1775, but they share a common thread: keeping soldiers safe, on the move and on mission. Take an interactive look at how warfighters' clothes and gear have evolved to meet the times.

America's submarines have come a long way since the first hand-cranked wooden rigs. Today's state-of-the-art vessels are able to support hundreds of sailors working and living together under the sea for months at a time.

Living in the Deep

America's submarines have come a long way since the first hand-cranked wooden rigs. Today's state-of-the-art vessels are able to support hundreds of sailors working and living together under the sea for months at a time.

A service member lies on the ground and looks through a camera lens against a backdrop of multiple photos in a collage.

DOD in Photos: 2020

This collection showcases the work of military photographers in 2020, when U.S. service members continued to conduct around-the-clock training and operations worldwide to ensure the nation's security, even while responding to the coronavirus pandemic.

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