Washington, May 15, 2025.- The Defense Department conducted a second successful flight of a fully recoverable uncrewed hypersonic test vehicle in March 2025, with the first being in December 2024. This test campaign, led by DOD’s Test Resource Management Center, in partnership with Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division, marksContinuar Leyendo
Washington, May 10, 2025.- Today the Secretary of Defense directed the Secretaries of the Military Departments to certify their admissions are race-, ethnicity-, and sex-blind. Within 30 days, the Military Service Academies (MSAs) must confirm that admission will be based exclusively on merit for the 2026 admissions cycle and beyond.Continuar Leyendo
Washington, May 02, 2025.- The U.S. Navy’s Strategic Systems Programs is continuing on the path toward the nation’s first sea-based hypersonic fielding with a successful end-to-end flight test of a conventional hypersonic missile from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. This test marked the first launch of the ConventionalContinuar Leyendo
Brussels, April 30, 2025.- On Monday (28 April 2025), NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte welcomed the President of the Federal Republic of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier to NATO to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Federal Republic of Germany’s accession to NATO. Mr Steinmeier was accompanied by the Acting Minister ofContinuar Leyendo
Washington, April 27, 2025.- The defense secretary welcomed more than 8,300 children of Pentagon employees yesterday during «Bring Your Child to Work Day.» The event was designed to help children experience the workforce and showcase different roles within the Defense Department. During a mock press briefing in the afternoon whereContinuar Leyendo
Washington, April 21, 2025.- At the Pentagon today, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth hosted a discussion with French Armed Forces Minister Sébastien Lecornu. The two leaders discussed, among other things, increases in defense spending, NATO taking primary responsibility for Europe’s conventional defense and efforts toward a durable peace in Ukraine. »Continuar Leyendo
Washington, April 02, 2025.- Within the armed forces, a variety of educational benefits are available that allow service members to both improve themselves and make themselves more valuable to their service branch. One example is the Military Tuition Assistance Program. The program is available to enlisted personnel, officers and warrantContinuar Leyendo
Washington, April 02, 2025.- Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell provided the following statement: In line with the President’s direction to achieve peace through strength, the Secretary of Defense directed the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group to remain in the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) area of responsibility (AOR) in supportContinuar Leyendo
Tokio, March 31, 2025.- During a joint press conference in Tokyo today, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the Defense Department has started phase one of upgrading U.S. Forces Japan to a joint force headquarters. The department originally announced in 2024 that USFJ would be upgraded from a primarily administrativeContinuar Leyendo
Washington, March 29, 2025.- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth traveled to Iwo Jima today to join other senior U.S. and Japanese officials in commemorating the 80th anniversary of that island’s major World War II battle. Iconified by a world-renowned photo of U.S. Marines raising the United States flag atop Mount Suribachi,Continuar Leyendo
