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CSAF: DOD FY25 budget request aligns with message to Joint Force
April 10, 2024 — Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. CQ Brown Jr., explained during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing April 9 how the Defense Department's fiscal year 2025 budget request aligns with his message to the joint force. The chairman's message focuses on three expectations: giving primacy to the honing of warfighting skills; modernizing the joint force and leading aggressively with new concepts and approaches; and recognizing trust as the foundation of the military profession... MORE

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DOD's 2025 budget request provides 4.5% raise for service members
March 12, 2024 — The Defense Department laid out details of its $849.8 billion budget request, which is expected to fund operations during fiscal year 2025... MORE

New SEAC stresses need to accelerate change in military
November 3, 2023 — Times have changed and the U.S. military not only needs to change with the times, but anticipate those changes, Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman Troy E. Black said... MORE

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Defense leader discusses progress of National Defense Strategy
October 25, 2023 — The National Defense Strategy is a living, breathing document that is the North Star to the Defense Department, and leaders in the department work every day to ensure it is implemented, a defense leader said Oct. 24... MORE

Vogel Meditation Center teaches resilience through art, meditation, yoga
September 15, 2023 — When it comes to national security, the Department of Defense has three documents it depends on. One of those, the National Defense Strategy, contains four top-level priorities, including building a resilient Joint Force. To do that, resiliency teams are looking outside the box for innovative ways to create awareness and resilience among service members... MORE

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DOD's cyber strategy emphasizes building partner capacity
September 13, 2023 — The Department of Defense made public its 2023 Cyber Strategy which reveals a new emphasis on helping U.S. partners and allies build their own cyber capacity... MORE

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AETC commander advocates for empowered Airmen, mission command focused training during AFA
September 12, 2023 — Lt. Gen. Brian S. Robinson, commander of Air Education and Training Command, shared his message to the force about why building an innate warrior mindset within Airmen and Guardians is critical for peer-to-peer competition in the context of the National Defense Strategy... MORE

DAF updates Foreign Language Proficiency Bonus policy
July 31, 2023 — The Department of the Air Force has updated its Foreign Language Proficiency Bonus policy to prioritize those critical career fields, programs and positions that require foreign language proficiency to perform their missions... MORE

Chairman nominee would accelerate change in U.S. military to maintain deterrence
July 13, 2023 — The U.S. military must accelerate development and quicken moves to build a joint force ready for the challenges of tomorrow, the nominee to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told senators... MORE

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CYBER HYGIENE | Austin directs DOD components to reinforce classified safeguards following security review
July 6, 2023 — Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III has tasked Department of Defense components with implementing a series of recommendations aimed at improving classified information safeguards following a review of departmentwide security programs and policies... MORE

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DOD official discusses strengthening industrial base
April 11, 2023 — Defense Department officials are focused on understanding the industrial base and what it would take to expand production, as well as finding better ways to collaborate with industry... MORE

Lethal, resilient, agile joint force basis for defense budget request
March 14, 2023 — The fiscal 2024 defense budget request is driven by the requirements of the National Defense Strategy and fully enmeshed with Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's move to take care of the people of the department... MORE

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DOD officials testify about Homeland Defense before House panel
March 13, 2023 — Competitors are trying to take advantage of gaps in protection to put the United States and other Western Hemisphere nations in danger, U.S. officials responsible for defense of the homeland said... MORE

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DOD officials testify about homeland defense before House panel
March 9, 2023 — Competitors are trying to take advantage of gaps in protection to put the United States and other Western Hemisphere nations in danger, U.S. officials responsible for defense of the homeland said... MORE

Secretary of Defense charts path forward in message to force
March 3, 2023 — Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III released a message to the force March 2 reinforcing the Defense Department's priorities and charting the way forward... MORE

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Allies, partners central to U.S. integrated deterrence effort
March 2, 2023 — Within the 2022 National Defense Strategy, integrated deterrence — including increased partnerships with allies and partners — plays a central role to defending against both the acute and strategic threats posed by China and Russia... MORE

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Leaders detail future of National Guard
January 25, 2023 — The National Guard remains an integral part of U.S. military might, and it's changing to remain effective for the future, Chief of the National Guard Bureau Army Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson said... MORE

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President signs National Defense Authorization Act into law
December 23, 2022 — President Joe Biden has signed the Fiscal 2023 National Defense Authorization Act into law, allotting $816.7 billion to the Defense Department. ... MORE

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U.S. military readiness goes beyond just China, Russia 
December 8, 2022 — The Defense Department is ready to meet threats beyond those posed by China and Russia, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for force readiness said... MORE

DOD releases National Defense Strategy, missile defense, nuclear posture reviews
October 28, 2022 — The 2022 National Defense Strategy places a primary focus on the need to sustain and strengthen U.S. deterrence against China and advances a focus on collaboration with a growing network of U.S. allies and partners on shared objectives... MORE

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