Using the resources of the federal government and the U.S. private sector, Operation Warp Speed will accelerate the testing, supply, development, and distribution of safe and effective vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostics to counter COVID-19 by January 2021.
The National Defense Strategy provides a clear road map for the Department of Defense to meet the challenges posed by a re-emergence of long-term strategic competition with China and Russia. The National Defense Strategy acknowledges an increasingly complex global security environment, characterized by overt challenges to the free and open international order.
The Defense Department is working closely with the Department of Health and Human Services and the State Department to provide support in dealing with the coronavirus outbreak.
The Defense Department recognizes the service and sacrifice of our military families, and dedicates resources, services, policies and programs to support the more than 2 million uniformed service members and 2.6 million family members across the globe.
Army Staff Sgt. Isadore Jachman was one of three Jewish men to receive the Medal of Honor for actions during World War II.
Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jacob "LB" Linsenbigler, a public health technician assigned to the Pennsylvania Air National Guard, has been on the front lines since the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded.
Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Sarah Katoski, superintendent of medical readiness at the 445th Aeromedical Staging Squadron, has been conducting research on COVID-19 in an effort to help combat the pandemic.
The Navy and the Connecticut Air National Guard will honor Connecticut native son Dan Crowley for his service in the Philippines during World War II.
Researchers have identified pint-sized antibodies that could protect against COVID-19, and at least one of these nanobodies is produced by a llama named Cormac.
This collection showcases the work of military photographers in 2020, when U.S. service members continued to conduct around-the-clock training and operations worldwide to ensure the nation's security, even while responding to the coronavirus pandemic.
Not even Santa can escape our radar. And tracking Santa is only one of the many ways troops celebrate the holidays.
The triad, along with assigned forces, provide 24/7 deterrence to prevent catastrophic actions from our adversaries and they stand ready, if necessary, to deliver a decisive response, anywhere, anytime.
Get a closer look at the lives of the men and women serving in the U.S. armed forces through compelling photos, videos and quizzes that test your knowledge.