Category: News

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DOD’s 2023 Fire Prevention Program of the Year Focuses on Building Community Relationship

For Marine Corps Installations Pacific, recently named the 2023 Defense Department fire prevention program of the year, the relationship between fire safety professionals and the communities they serve is foundational.

Defense Logistics Agency’s Mentor-Protege Program Helps Small Businesses Thrive, Compete for Contracts

The Defense Logistics Agency’s Office of Small Business Programs will soon have a new way to help small vendors expand their capabilities as it works to build a more resilient industrial base that can meet increased challenges from competitors and adversaries. 

NAVSCIATTS Receives Second Consecutive CNO Expeditionary Safety Award

For the second year in a row, the Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School has been recognized with the Chief of Naval Operations Naval Expeditionary Readiness Through Safety Award.

Fiji, U.S., Host Seminar for Regional Land Forces

Against the backdrop of the Pacific Ocean, the armies of Fiji and the United States kicked off the 48th annual Indo-Pacific Armies Management Seminar and the 10th annual Senior Enlisted Forum.

Families of Service Members Gone Missing in Action Get Answers at Annual Briefing

More than 400 relatives of service members who did not come home from the Korean or Cold Wars attended personalized briefings to get updates on how the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency is progressing on their cases.

U.S., Ukraine Leaders Discuss Current Situation in Russia-Ukraine War

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke with Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov to discuss the attack on the Russian province of Kursk as well as the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia, Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said.

DOD Trains Latin American Officials in Human Trafficking Awareness

Officials from DOD’s Combating Trafficking in Persons Office hosted an information session for participants from Latin American nations who are part of the State Department’s International Visitor Leadership Program.

DOD Spells Out New Requirements to Counter Blast Overpressure Risks

In a policy memorandum signed by Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks, the Defense Department released requirements meant to help manage the risks to brain health from blast overpressure, which can be generated by weapons systems.