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.
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.
NATO is a transatlantic alliance of 30 like-minded North American and European countries securing peace for more than 70 years.
Military and civilian engineers share a unique mission within the Defense Department – to advance cutting-edge engineering technology, systems and practices in specializations that range from cyber and space to hypersonics and quantum science and more, all in support of the warfighter.
Three Defense Department officials testified at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the department's support for the COVID-19 response.
Service members are making a true contribution to their fellow citizens at the "mega-vaccination center" at California State University Los Angeles, said Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III.
Soldiers with the 153 Medical Detachment (Blood Support) – the Wolfpack – at Joint Base Lewis-McChord have been deployed to the FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies facility to provide quality control support to COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing efforts.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III is getting the ground-level truth on the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic as he visits U.S. Northern Command and meets with soldiers supporting the vaccination efforts in Los Angeles.
Air Force Lt. Col. Brian Copper worked hard to achieve a direct-hire authority to get civilian DOD peace officers hired around the world in a timely manner and to make sure the law-enforcement mission continued without staff shortages.
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.
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.
Get a closer look at the lives of the men and women serving in the U.S. armed forces through compelling photos, videos and quizzes that test your knowledge.