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Pentagon Spokesperson John Kirby and Gen. Frank McKenzie, the head of U.S. Central Command, held a briefing Thursday after confirming "at least" two ... source

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III met today with Singaporean Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen, the first in an intense round of meetings with Indo-Pacific allies. Austin is ...

Veterans Affairs officials are behind in their goal of placing 38,000 veterans in permanent housing this year, and coronavirus is to blame once again.On Friday, in remarks to the annual ...

The Defense Department is taking important steps to ensure climate change considerations are included in all strategic documents, such as the National Defense Strategy, a DOD official said.   ...

Strategic planning is the bedrock of the joint effort between the departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs and it sets a condition for collaborative work to improve the outcome for ...

Troops who refuse the coronavirus vaccine won’t see any extra protections or leniency in how their dismissals are handled, Defense and Veterans Affairs officials confirmed Wednesday.Instead, decisions on whether to ...

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and the Slovak Defense Minister Jaroslav Nad' discussed relations between the two NATO allies and the best way ahead for their bilateral partnership. ...

Defense Department officials praised the actions of U.S. service members in the non-combatant evacuation operation from Afghanistan and detailed how the department is working with other agencies to resettle ...

Despite serious errors with the department’s electronic records overhaul so far, Veterans Affairs officials told lawmakers on Thursday they are confident in the new system and their ability to finish ...

The Defense Department held its second virtual PFAS public engagement recently, the first being in July. Attendees were primarily from communities around military installations where PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl ...