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When hurricanes strike, uniformed services respond
October 9, 2024 — Hurricane response is an all-hands-on-deck effort with the Defense Department and uniformed services providing protection for the homeland with forecasting and monitoring and then with potential recovery efforts... MORE

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Austin remembers Prisoners of War, service members deemed Missing in Action
September 19, 2022 — Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III met at the Pentagon Sept. 14 with former prisoners of war, families of military members missing in action and staff from embassies of nations... MORE

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DOD's Virtual Military Spouse Symposium slated for May 10-12
May 5, 2022 — Military spouses worldwide are expected to participate this month in the sixth annual Virtual Military Spouse Symposium, the Defense Department's premier event for spouse empowerment and goal setting. ... MORE

Bob Dole, GOP senator, presidential nominee and decorated WWII veteran, dies at 98
December 6, 2021 — Former U.S. Sen. Bob Dole, a wounded World War II veteran who represented Kansas in the House of Representatives from 1961 to 1969 and in the Senate from 1969 to 1996, died Dec. 5. He was 98... MORE

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Space Force leader becomes eighth member of Joint Chiefs
December 23, 2020 — The Joint Chiefs of Staff grew by one member when Space Force Gen. John "Jay" Raymond joined the highest-ranking military, deliberative body in the Defense Department Dec. 20. ... MORE

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