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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George will host the Department of War 2025 National POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony to honor those who were held captive and returned, as well as those who remain unaccounted for from past conflicts.
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President Donald J. Trump, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, honored victims and first responders of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks during a ceremony in the Pentagon courtyard.
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Soldiers and airmen from the Tennessee National Guard are delivering essential sustainment support to the D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force, Joint Task Force District of Columbia, mission by ensuring guard members remain equipped, supplied and ready to safeguard the nation’s capital.
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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.