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Pence Visits U.S. Troops in Afghanistan; Chairman Continues USO Holiday Tour
December 22, 2017 — Vice President Mike Pence delivered America’s holiday wishes to service members in Afghanistan during an unannounced visit, while Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford brought the USO Holiday Tour to troops in the United Arab Emirates... MORE

Holiday USO Show Brings America to Deployed Troops, Chairman Says
December 21, 2017 — The annual USO Holiday Tour is an important connection with America for deployed service members, letting troops know that people back home are paying attention to them, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said during a tour stop in Spain... MORE

Chairman’s 2017 USO Holiday Tour Kicks Off
December 21, 2017 — The Chairman’s annual USO Holiday Tour kicked off here today with a performance for troops and families with the 496th Air Base Squadron and the Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa... MORE

USO Troupe Commences Holiday Tour at Spanish Air Base
December 21, 2017 — Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford and Army Command Sgt. Maj. John Wayne Troxell arrived here with the 2017 USO Holiday Tour in tow, bringing a little bit of America to service members overseas... MORE

Many U.S. Troops Serving Overseas During the Holidays
December 19, 2017 — As many Americans make holiday plans, hundreds of thousands of military personnel continue to protect the United States at duty stations around the world... MORE

Trump Announces New Whole-of-Government National Security Strategy
December 18, 2017 — President Donald J. Trump announced a new national security strategy rooted in a whole-of-government approach that stresses the economic might of the United States... MORE

Haley Says Iran Must Stop Destabilizing Behavior
December 14, 2017 — Standing in front of an Iranian rocket fired at an international airport in Saudi Arabia, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said Iran must stop all its destabilizing behavior... MORE

DoD Shows Iranian Weapons as Proof of Tehran’s Duplicitous Ambitions
December 14, 2017 — Lying in a hangar at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling in Washington, D.C., is concrete proof that the Iranian regime is exporting arms to sow instability and promote violence throughout the Middle East... MORE

Trump Signs Fiscal Year 2018 Defense Authorization
December 12, 2017 — President Donald J. Trump signed into law the fiscal year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act, which calls for $626 billion for the department’s base budget and another $66 billion for operations... MORE

Iraqi, Syrian Democratic Forces Destroy ISIS’ ‘Caliphate’
December 11, 2017 — While Iraqi security forces and Syrian Democratic Forces have destroyed the idea of an Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ‘Caliphate,’ much work remains to be done against the terror group, a Pentagon spokesman said... MORE