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Mattis Comments on DoD Role in Election Security, Space as Warfighting Domain
August 7, 2018 — The Defense Department will provide all support necessary to the Department of Homeland Security and law enforcement agencies to protect U.S. elections from Russian interference and other bad actors, Defense Secretary James N. Mattis said... MORE

Mattis Says Taliban Under Increasing Pressure to Reconcile
August 7, 2018 — The president’s South Asia Strategy is working in Afghanistan and pressure is increasing on the Taliban to enter reconciliation discussions, Defense Secretary James N. Mattis told reporters at the Pentagon... MORE

Army Engineers to Battle Western Wildfires
August 6, 2018 — Two hundred active-duty soldiers from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, will join thousands of National Guardsmen to assist firefighting efforts throughout the region, Pentagon officials announced... MORE

New DoD Policy Prohibits GPS-Enabled Devices in Deployed Settings
August 6, 2018 — Deployed service members are going to have to ditch their “geolocation devices” in response to a new memo from Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan... MORE

DNA Testing To Begin Immediately on Remains From North Korea, Officials Say
August 2, 2018 — DNA testing will begin immediately on the 55 boxes of service members’ remains returned to the United States from North Korea, where they were contained since the fall of 1950, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency officials told reporters... MORE

Agency Begins Process of Identifying Korean War Remains
July 31, 2018 — The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency has started identification of 55 boxes of Korean War remains to determine if the fallen are American service members or from another nation that participated in the conflict... MORE

Communications Key in Solving International Disputes, Mattis Says
July 27, 2018 — Reopening communications at the top line between the United States and nations such as Russia is essential in solving disagreements, Defense Secretary James N. Mattis told reporters at the Pentagon... MORE

Mattis: U.S. Troop Remains Repatriation ‘Sets a Positive Environment’
July 27, 2018 — Defense Secretary James N. Mattis said he’s pleased North Korea has turned over 55 cases of remains of fallen U.S. service members from the Korean War, and looks forward to further negotiations to repatriate the remains of more fallen service members... MORE

U.S. Receives Fallen Service Members’ Remains From North Korea
July 27, 2018 — The United Nations Command, with support from U.S. Forces Korea, repatriated 55 cases of remains of fallen U.S. service members returned by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, also known as North Korea... MORE

Dunfords, Students Discuss Leadership, Civic Responsibility, Military Life
July 25, 2018 — Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford and his wife, Ellyn, shared stories about military life and emphasized the importance of supporting others and being engaged citizens while meeting with students at a Military Child Education Coalition event. ... MORE