ISE Mission Partners: Department of Defense

Department of Defense Overview

The mission of the Department of Defense is to provide the military forces needed to deter war and to protect the security of our country. The department's headquarters is at the Pentagon.

The Secretary of Defense is the principal defense policy advisor to the President. Under the direction of the President, the Secretary exercises authority, direction, and control over the Department of Defense.

Resource Links

The Department of Defense is a critical ISE mission partner. Please visit these websites to learn more about their information sharing efforts.

Mission Partners: 
CyberSecurity Summit
Commander, US Cyber Command Gen. Keith Alexander delivers remarks at the US Chamber of Commerce's Cybersecurity Summit in Washington, DC emphasizing NSA's mission, cyber threats, and cyber opportunities. Also available in high definition. www.dvidshub.net From: ...
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TPC News
The Navy commissions its newest destroyer this weekend. It will be named after LT Michael Murphy, who received the Medal of Honor after sacrificing his life to save his fellow Navy SEALS. www.dvidshub.net From: ThePentagonChannel Views: 3...
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Bragging Rights: Cyber Defense
The nation's cyber network is under attack! Who in the US military will defend it? Every year, the National Security Agency stages a realistic digital war in its CyberDefense exercise. Find out which team of cyber specialists will walk away with Bragging Rights. www.dvidshub.net From:...
1 day 7 hours ago
TPC News: SEAL Honored with Destroyer Bearing His Name
LT Michael Murphy sacrificed his life trying to save his fellow Navy SEALS in a firefight with the Taliban. The Navy christens a destroyer named for him this weekend. www.dvidshub.net From: ThePentagonChannel Views: 3...
1 day 8 hours ago
SECDEF Voting Message
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta urges service members to vote. www.dvidshub.net From: ThePentagonChannel Views: 0 ...
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Department of Defense on Facebook

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The Defense Commissary Agency is proud to announce that its new Commissary Rewards Card is now available at all commissaries.
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13 hours 46 min ago
The Army is teaming up with industry to develop a tastier, healthier meat product that uses an innovative dehydrating process.
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14 hours 15 min ago
The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Cowpens (CG 63) fires Standard Missiles (SM) 2 at an airborne drone during a live-fire weapons shoot
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14 hours 45 min ago
Listen to the roundtable we hosted on Oct. 5, with Capt. Henry J. Hendrix II, Director of the Naval History and Heritage Command.
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1 day 7 hours ago
Pamela Mitchell, Acting Director of FVAP who discussed the department's efforts to inform voters of their right to vote.
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DeptofDefense: @WasteManagement Thanks for the RT!
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DeptofDefense: Tonight Show clips w/ Johnny Carson dating back to ’63, believed to be lost, found at #DOD. http://t.co/qnXsMsgO CC: @JayLenoTonight
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DeptofDefense: Check out #DOD's YouTube channel for our "VOTE 2012!" playlist: http://t.co/uflnBcx4
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DeptofDefense: #SecDef sends a video message about #voting to the #troops and their families: http://t.co/iMK4jkKv
6 hours 39 min ago
DeptofDefense: More self-service options now available for #military ID card (CAC) holders and their #MilFam: http://t.co/Tkex6c0G
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U.S. Department of Defense Current Photos posted a photo:

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U.S. Navy Seaman Jonathan Howard lowers the Union Jack flag aboard the guided missile frigate USS Underwood (FFG 36) as the ship departs Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, after a scheduled port visit Sept. 30, 2012. Underwood was deployed...

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U.S. Department of Defense Current Photos posted a photo:

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A U.S. Navy SEAL and a member of the Leap Frogs, the Navy parachute team, sails to the ground during the 2012 Kaneohe Bay Airshow at Marine Corps Base Hawaii Sept. 28, 2012. (DoD photo by Cpl. Reece Lodder, U.S. Marine Corps/Released)

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U.S. Department of Defense Current Photos posted a photo:

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U.S. Navy Interior Communications Fireman Rafal D. Michalowski follows a hose to assist in combating a simulated fire during a general quarters drill aboard guided missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) Oct. 1, 2012, in the Gulf...

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U.S. Department of Defense Current Photos posted a photo:

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U.S. Soldiers with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division relax before attending an after-action review of a live-fire exercise at the Pohakuloa Training Area, Mauna Loa...

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U.S. Department of Defense Current Photos posted a photo:

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U.S. Navy Aviation Electronics Technician 2nd Class Caitlin Caldwell, left, assigned to the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), plays with a boy at an orphanage during a community service project in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, Oct. 2...

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