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An Air Force airman wearing personal protective equipment adjusts medication levels in a syringe. — Spotlight | Defense News
Operation Warp Speed

Using the resources of the federal government and the U.S. private sector, Operation Warp Speed will accelerate the testing, supply, development, and distribution of safe and effective vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostics to counter COVID-19 by January 2021.

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An Air Force airman wearing personal protective equipment adjusts medication levels in a syringe.

Soldiers fire a weapon illuminated by an orange light. — Spotlight | Lethality
National Defense Strategy

The National Defense Strategy provides a clear road map for the Department of Defense to meet the challenges posed by a re-emergence of long-term strategic competition with China and Russia. The National Defense Strategy acknowledges an increasingly complex global security environment, characterized by overt challenges to the free and open international order.
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A female sailor wearing personal protective equipment holds a test kit in her right hand and a dropper in her left hand behind a glass partition. — Spotlight | Defense News
Coronavirus: DOD Response

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.
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A graphic shows multiple colored lines connecting at angles. — Spotlight | Reform
Artificial Intelligence

The Defense Department's Artificial Intelligence Strategy directs DOD to accelerate the adoption of AI and the creation of a force fit for the times.
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A sailor does maintenance on a computer. — News | Reform
'Swat Team of Nerds' Tackles Tough Tech Challenges

The Defense Digital Service is a team of 82 engineers, data scientists and computer scientists working on some of the hardest problems in the Defense Department.
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Two military leaders look at a B-52H Stratofortress at a military base. — News | Lethality
DOD Must Rethink, Prioritize Strategic Deterrence

The nation's post-Cold War experiences of operating in uncontested domains are over, the commander of U.S. Strategic Command said at an international security conference.
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A young girl sits at a kitchen table and looks at a laptop computer screen. In the background, a young woman also looks at a computer screen. — News | Know Your Military
Families, People Have Been Priority Since Start of COVID-19

As early as January, Defense Department officials were aware of the possibility of a medical crisis due to the coronavirus and began to issue guidance to be ready, the undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness said.
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A man speaks from a lectern. — News | Partnerships
Esper, Fellow NATO Ministers Assess Alliance Progress

Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper will join fellow NATO defense ministers virtually to discuss strengthening deterrence, fairer burden-sharing and the NATO missions in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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A Marine talks on the phone. — News | Know Your Military
Suicide Prevention Office Launches Campaign for Dealing With Stressors in Relationships

Research has shown that relationship difficulties are at the heart of many problems in the military, and DOD officials are creating programs for service members and their families to get help.
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COVID-19 Travel Restrictions Installation Status Update, October 21, 2020

From the Services

A soldier poses for a photo. — Army
Medic Gets Front Line Experience

Marines stand next to a sign. — Marine Corps
Battalion Celebrates 70th Anniversary

A ship transits the sea. — Navy
Sailors Wrap Ops Off Coast of Africa

A service center. — Air Force
Software Innovation Enhances Deployment Readiness

A Space Force general holds up his right hand while swearing in four recruits who are also holding up their right hand. — Space Force
Space Force Enlists First Trainees to Boot Camp

Service members sit in an aircraft. — National Guard
Naval, Guard Aviators Form Partnership

Experience DOD

An airman carries a dog and walks in front of family following him. — We Prepare. You Should, Too.

Service members train and prepare year-round so when disasters strike, troops are ready to help those in harm's way. Learn how you can prepare, too.

Service members, eligible family members and U.S. citizens overseas have the right to vote, and DOD has the tools and resources to help them do so — from anywhere in the world. — You Can Vote From Anywhere

The Federal Voting Assistance Program works to ensure service members, their eligible family members, and overseas citizens have the tools and resources to successfully vote from anywhere in the world.

A batter, catcher and umpire play baseball at a stadium. — For Love of the Game: Baseball's Impact on the Navy

From its introduction into the Navy in the late 1800s, baseball became a phenomenon that U.S. sailors — many of whom were Major League pros — helped to spread around the world.

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You Can Vote From Anywhere

For Love of the Game: Baseball's Impact on the Navy