Source: United States Department of Defense
The Department of Defense, Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation, awarded Yuma Elementary School District One a $8,030,235 grant as the federal share of a larger $10,037,794 project to construct a new James D. Price Elementary School at Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz.
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Patriot Day honors the memory of the nearly 3,000 victims who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, and recognizes the courage of the first responders and service members who served in the wake of the attacks.
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Iraqi-born Mohannad Ali received the Secretary of Defense Medal for the Defense of Freedom for standing shoulder to shoulder with U.S. military forces in Iraq, Syria, Qatar and Saudi Arabia as a contractor linguist and security specialist for two decades.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recounted the tenacity and valor of a World War I-era African American National Guard unit, as descendants of those soldiers accepted the Congressional Gold Medal on behalf of their ancestors’ actions during an award ceremony.
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An explosive ordnance disposal robot depth-perception system, developed by former Air Force Master Sgt. Daniel Trombone and Air Force Tech. Sgt. Matt Ruben, provides robot operators a clearer sense of depth to improve safety, speed and precision in high-stakes EOD missions.
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U.S. and South Korean soldiers performed a successful bridge crossing after working together to span gaps during Ulchi Freedom Shield 25, a combined exercise conducted in support of the South Korea-U.S. Mutual Defense Treaty signed in 1953.
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The commitment that all 32 NATO nations spend 5% of gross domestic product on their militaries is going to make a big difference, said Air Force Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, supreme allied commander Europe and commander of U.S. European Command.
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In a swift response to the devastation resulting from Tropical Storm Erin, which hit the Cabo Verde Islands off the west coast of Africa, New Hampshire Air National Guardsmen loaded nearly 40,000 pounds of life-saving resources onto a KC-46 Pegasus bound for the storm-stricken region.
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For the first time, soldiers assigned to the 11th Airborne Division fired FIM-92 Stinger missiles in Indonesia during a live-fire exercise as part of Super Garuda Shield 25, marking a milestone for the U.S. and its partner nation.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he anticipates that a Defense Department special review panel looking into the circumstances surrounding the Aug. 26, 2021, suicide bombing attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, should be ready to present its findings by sometime in mid-2026.