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DOD’s Cyber Strategy Emphasizes Building Partner Capacity

The DOD made public its 2023 Cyber Strategy which reveals a new emphasis on helping U.S. partners and allies build their own cyber capacity.

Super Garuda Shield: U.S., Partners Train in Indo-Pacific

Just weeks after completing the largest ever Talisman Sabre in Australia, U.S. and partner forces are back in the field for another large-scale exercise designed to advance a free and open Indo-Pacific. 

Austin Makes Call to New Counterpart in Ukraine

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke to Ukraine’s new defense minister to discuss his role and emphasize the ongoing U.S. support for Ukraine.

Austin, Milley Remember Those Lost on 9/11

The defense community will never forget those who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said during a ceremony marking the 22nd anniversary of the terrorist attack.

Acquisition Program Is Talent Pipeline to Prepare Students for DOD Civilian Careers

The new Defense Civilian Training Corps pilot program provides 100% tuition scholarships and monthly stipends to prepare undergraduate students for a direct path into the DOD’s acquisition-related civilian careers.

Hicks Says DOD Forever Resilient After 9/11

More than two decades after the Sept. 11, 2001, attack, the defense community’s resilience and commitment to serve in the face of tragedy continues to shine through, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks said.

U.S. Shifting Forces Inside Niger, Pentagon Official Says

U.S. forces based in Niger are shifting from Airport 101 near the capital of Niamey to Airport 201 in Agadez, Pentagon officials announced.

Matching China Means Letting U.S. Industry Iterate, Develop Technologies

The best way for the U.S. to meet the pacing challenge posed by China is to let U.S. industry do what it does best: develop new technologies, the deputy under secretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment said.