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160311-N-SG283-002 Arctic Circle (March 15, 2016) - The Northern Lights can be seen above Ice Camp Sargo during Ice Exercise (ICEX) 2016. ICEX 2016 is a five-week exercise designed to researc

U.S. Must Get 'On the Field' in Arctic to Defend National Interests There

BY C. TODD LOPEZ , DOD NEWS As changes in climate affect ice melt, opportunities are developing in the Arctic for

Staff Apr 19, 2021

DOD Closely Monitoring Russian Activities in Arctic

BY C. TODD LOPEZ , DOD NEWS Russian military activities and infrastructure build-ups in the Arctic are not going unnoticed,

Staff Apr 9, 2021

Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, represent the United States during the closing ceremony of joint-force exercise J

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US, Polish and Romanian forces conduct exercise Justice Eagle

By Spc. Jabari Clyburn, 319th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment SMARDAN TRAINING AREA, Romania – Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment,

Staff Apr 2, 2021

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin meets with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, Kabul, Afghanistan, March 21, 2021. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando) Lisa Ferdinando

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Austin Meets With Afghan, U.S., Coalition Leaders; Gathers Info to Aid Biden Decision on U.S. Effort

BY JIM GARAMONE , DOD NEWS Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III met Afghan, American and coalition leaders in Kabul

Staff Mar 26, 2021

U.S. Army Spc. Ying Chen, assigned to Joint Task Force COVID-19, New York National Guard, prepares a dosage of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at the Camp Smith Training Site Medical Rea

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Perna: Whole-of-America Operation Warp Speed Effort 'Remarkable Feat'

BY C. TODD LOPEZ , DOD NEWS With two vaccines for COVID-19 — one from Pfizer and one from Moderna— now

Staff Jan 8, 2021

U.S. Air Force Capt. Jane Kaufmann, a combat systems officer with the 73rd Special Operations Squadron, poses in front of an AC-130J Ghostrider gunship at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Mar. 13, 20

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DOD Leaders Brief Women, Peace, Security Program to Congressional Caucus

BY JIM GARAMONE , DOD NEWS The Women, Peace and Security Program is one of the few issues where a wide

Staff Dec 14, 2020

The Mexican flag flies over a Mexican navy memorial in Mexico City, Mexico.

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U.S., Mexico Cooperate to Reduce Cross-Border Drug Flow

By DAVID VERGUN , DOD NEWS The Defense Department’s statutory mission is to serve as the single lead agency for

Staff Nov 13, 2020

The Falcon 9 Starlink rocket successfully lifted off of Pad 40 on January 29, 2020, at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. Th Starlink Constellation is a collection of satellites used to p

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Space Force Chief: U.S. Doesn't Want War in Space, Must be Prepared for It

By C. TODD LOPEZ , DOD NEWS The United States doesn’t want to engage in warfare in space, but like

Staff Sep 18, 2020

Then-2nd Lt. Ken Foulks, left, shares a laugh with fellow Soldiers while deployed to Saudi Arabia during the Gulf War.

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Gulf War veteran reflects on pivotal war that changed Army, the nation

By Joseph Lacdan, Army News Service WASHINGTON — Only 13 months into his Army career, Ken Foulks learned that he would

Staff Aug 7, 2020

Indonesian navy Lt. Cmdr. Burhannanda Inggil Pibadhi, right, fires a lasers-guided, air-compressed, simulated 9mm Beretta pistol in the USS Missouri Small Arms Marksmanship Trainer at Recruit

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Policy Changes Underway for International Military Students After Pensacola Shooting

BY C. TODD LOPEZ, DOD NEWS Late last year, a Saudi Arabian service member training at Naval Air Station Pensacola,

Staff Mar 4, 2020

U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade with British and Italian Army paratroopers, descend onto Juliet Drop Zone, Pordenone, Italy after exiting U.S. Air Force C-130 He

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U.S. Forces in Europe Work With Allies to Deter Threats

By JIM GARAMONE, DOD NEWS American forces continue to work with allies and partners in Europe as great-power competition

Staff Feb 28, 2020

A 25th Aircraft Maintenance Unit maintainer cleans an A-10C Thunderbolt II canopy, Dec. 11, 2019, at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. The last Full Moon of the decade shined over the A-10’s

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North Korea Remains Security Threat to U.S., Allies, Policy Official Says

BY TERRI MOON CRONK, DOD NEWS North Korea remains a security challenge, and the United States continues to pursue North

Staff Jan 30, 2020

Retiring teacher, coach urges Colony grads to ‘find their 68’

Wick Communications announces sale of Frontiersman to Mat-Su Sentinel

Houston High School Hawks take flight

U.S. Must Get 'On the Field' in Arctic to Defend National Interests There

DOD Closely Monitoring Russian Activities in Arctic

US, Polish and Romanian forces conduct exercise Justice Eagle

Austin Meets With Afghan, U.S., Coalition Leaders; Gathers Info to Aid Biden Decision on U.S. Effort

Perna: Whole-of-America Operation Warp Speed Effort 'Remarkable Feat'

DOD Leaders Brief Women, Peace, Security Program to Congressional Caucus

U.S., Mexico Cooperate to Reduce Cross-Border Drug Flow

Space Force Chief: U.S. Doesn't Want War in Space, Must be Prepared for It

Gulf War veteran reflects on pivotal war that changed Army, the nation

Policy Changes Underway for International Military Students After Pensacola Shooting

U.S. Forces in Europe Work With Allies to Deter Threats

North Korea Remains Security Threat to U.S., Allies, Policy Official Says