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Despite COVID-19, U.S. Military Remains Ready to Fight
April 13, 2020 — The Defense Department is doing a lot to combat the spread of COVID-19 across the nation, but its primary mission — the defense of the nation and its interests — continues unabated, Deputy Defense Secretary David L. Norquist said... MORE

Security Meeting Examines Wartime Control of Forces in South Korea
October 31, 2018 — U.S. and South Korean defense leaders have made significant progress in preparation for transfer of wartime control over the combined forces to the South Korean military... MORE

U.S. Protests Chinese Interference With U.S. Planes in Djibouti
May 3, 2018 — The United States has protested to China after repeated instances of lasers interfering with U.S. military aircraft landing in Djibouti, including an incident in which two Air Force crewmen were slightly injured, the chief Pentagon spokesperson said... MORE

North Carolina Youth Gets Special Pentagon Visit
April 2, 2018 — A North Carolina teenager and his family visited the Pentagon and met several Defense Department leaders at the invitation of the senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff... MORE

The Nation Grieves With 9/11 Survivors, Trump Tells Pentagon Victims’ Families
September 11, 2017 — When the United States came under attack on Sept. 11, 2001, Americans turned their sorrow “into an unstoppable resolve to achieve justice” in the names of the fallen, President Donald J. Trump said at the Pentagon 9/11 Memorial observance... MORE