Tag Archives: DoD

Happy 67th Renaming Anniversary (AKA, Birthday), DoD!

Posted on August 10, 2016 by Katie Lange

Our military has been around for more than 200 years, but the DoD is just turning 67. Why? Click here to find out.
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Posted in DoD News, Education, Inside the DoD, Military History, Rotator | Tagged birthday, Department of Defense, DoD, History, National Military Establishment, renaming, Secretary of Defense, War Department | Leave a comment

Defense Secretary Ash Carter (left), Sen. Sam Nunn (center) and Sen. Richard Lugar participate in a moderated discussion during a ceremony commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction Program at the Pentagon, May 9, 2016. DoD photo by Senior Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz

Cooperative Threat Reduction Program — You want to do WHAT for the Soviet Union?

Posted on May 11, 2016 by glenn.selby

Twenty-five years ago, amid the chaos that surrounded the 1991 dissolution of the Soviet Union, two senators created an unlikely program to safeguard the empire’s nukes.
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Posted in DoD News, Rotator | Tagged Cheryl Pellerin, Cooperative Threat Reduction Program, Department of Defense (DoD), DoD, DOD and science, DoD News, Dr. Ash Carter, Global Nuclear Security, Guinea, Liberia, Middle East, Moammar Gadhafi, Richard Lugar, Russia, Sam Nunn, Sierra Leone, soviet union | Comments Off

DoD 101: Defense by the Numbers

Posted on August 25, 2015 by glenn.selby

During the Secretary of Defense Senior Leader Engagement Program, Air Force Lt. Col. Todd Fleming educated the group with Department of Defense 101.
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Posted in DoD News, Rotator | Tagged Air Force, Air Force Lt. Col. Todd Fleming, Army, Coast Guard, Defense Secretary Ash Carter, Department of Defense, Department of War, DoD, Marine Corps, National Military Establishment, Navy | 1 Comment

Recognizing Mental Health Awareness Month

Posted on May 11, 2015 by glenn.selby

Mental wellness is essential for peak cognitive and physical performance and contributes to the readiness of our service members.
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Posted in DoD News, Mental Health Month, Rotator | Tagged DoD, Karen S. Guice, Mental Health Awareness Month, Military Health System, Operation Live Well | Leave a comment

(U.S. Defense Department graphic illustration by Jessica L. Tozer/Released)

Loving My Not-So-Happy Holidays

Posted on December 23, 2014 by jtozer

Jessica L. Tozer shares her story about her life-long (but not intentional) tradition of having not-so-happy holidays, and why she still thinks it’s a day worth celebrating.
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Posted in DoD News, Military Families, Rotator | Tagged Christmas, December 25th, Defense, deployed on Christmas, DoD, DoDLive. Department of Defense, Happy Holidays, holiday messages, Jessica L. Tozer, Jessica Tozer, President's Day, servicemembers, Star Trek, The Christmas Story, veterans | Leave a comment