The DOD announced the award of nearly $240 million dollars to eight regional innovation hubs that will spur the development of the domestic microelectronics manufacturing industry.
In an effort to reach out to veterans who may have been impacted by the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy that was effective, Feb. 28, 1994 to Sept. 20, 2011, the Defense Department is providing resources that will feature useful information.
A shared vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific bolsters the U.S.-India relationship as the two countries continue to strengthen defense ties, a senior Pentagon official said.
The Defense Department is working with other government agencies, allies and friends to strengthen deterrence across the Taiwan Strait to ensure peace and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region.
Continued air defense support was a key topic during a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group in Germany, where new Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov attended the gathering for the first time.
Pentagon leaders gathered input from service members and their spouses, child development experts and early childhood educators to improve the Defense Department’s child care programs.
Nearly 81,000 American service members remain missing after having served in several wars. During an event at the Pentagon, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks vowed the DOD would never stop looking for them.
Innovation in logistics is key to the nation’s ability to deter aggression as it meets new and growing threats, a leader from the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment said.
