Patrick M. Shanahan became the Acting Secretary of Defense on January 1, 2019. Prior to this assignment, he served as the 33rd Deputy Secretary of Defense, appointed on July 19, 2017. The Washington state native holds two advanced degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and spent more than 30 years at Boeing, where he led programs for commercial planes, missile defense systems...
The Forest Service is taking a back-to-basics approach focusing on the fundamental work that matters most to the American people. This priority focuses on actively managing forests for timber production, grazing and reforestation to restore health and productivity. We are meeting these goals through mechanical thinning and prescribed fire to remove hazardous fuels and restore natural balance....
Active Shield is an annual bilateral exercise partnering U.S and Japanese forces for the protection and defense of MCAS Iwakuni and other assets in the region in order to sustain military operations in support of the U.S.-Japan Alliance
Active Shield is an annual bilateral exercise partnering U.S and Japanese forces for the protection and defense of MCAS Iwakuni and other assets in the region in order to sustain military operations in support of the U.S.-Japan Alliance.
The Department of the Air Force's Chief Architect Office conducted the Architecture Demonstration and Evaluation 5 and 5.2 events to rapidly develop the capabilities required to increase deterrence options in competition and crisis through a data-centric software-based approach.
Adm. Robert Burke relieved Adm. James G. Foggo III as commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa and commander, Allied Joint Force Command-Naples during a change of command ceremony at Joint Forces Command Headquarters in Naples, Italy, July 17, 2020.
Adm. Michelle Howard is a 1978 graduate of Gateway High School in Aurora, Colorado. She graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1982 and from the Army’s Command and General Staff College in 1998, with a Masters in Military Arts and Sciences.
Howard’s initial sea tours were aboard USS Hunley (AS 31) and USS Lexington (AVT 16). While serving aboard Lexington, she received the...
The ADMM-Plus is a platform for ASEAN and its eight Dialogue Partners to strengthen security and defence cooperation for peace, stability, and development in the region. CTF 73 is supporting this ADDM-plus The ADMM-Plus countries include ten ASEAN Member States, namely, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam, and...
