Elizabeth Carpenter, widow of Army Cpt. Matthew Carpenter, has become the 20 millionth recipient of the Veterans Affairs Home Loan Guarantee Program, a no-money down benefit that veterans and their families have enjoyed since 1944. Story | Photos
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has initiated widespread preparations, including joining forces with the Defense Department and other federal agencies to brace for Hurricane Sandy. Story
Congress “is on the clock” and has critical work to accomplish when lawmakers return to work after the Nov. 6 election, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said during a joint news conference with Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Story | Photos | Transcript
Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta told reporters during a Pentagon press conference that he feels "confident" that American forces were alert and responsive to what was "a very fluid situation" in the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Story | Photos
The United States' defense alliances and security partnerships are essential to meeting the challenge of projecting power and maintaining presence in an era of decreasing resources, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta told reporters during a press briefing. Story | Photos | Transcript
As Hurricane Sandy crept up the Atlantic coastline blowing a mix of sand, rain and salt mist, 920th Rescue Wing airmen at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., moved the wing's six HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters inside an aircraft hangar to protect them from the storm. Story
The Defense Department is funding a new study to determine if something as simple as drinking smoothies with high concentrations of the fatty acids found in fish oils can help to reduce suicides among veterans. Story
The melting of the arctic ice cap opens new opportunities -- as well as risks and challenges -- that will require increasing cooperation among regional nations, said Navy Adm. James G. Stavridis, the commander of U.S. European Command and NATO Supreme Allied Commander, Europe. Story
The flagship for NATO’s Ocean Shield counterpiracy mission came under sustained fire from suspected pirates off Somalia’s coast. Story
The Defense Department's partnerships with industry, particularly in the mobile realm, are essential to its future success, the department’s deputy chief information officer for command, control, communications and computers and information infrastructure said. Story | Special
The Defense Department has stepped up efforts to encourage private-sector technology innovation and its adaptation into the federal government, a senior Pentagon official said during a Security Innovation Network workshop. Story | Special
Streamlined information sharing between the government and the private sector would benefit efforts to protect the nation from a cyberattack, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for cyber policy said. Story | Special
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