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Stories from around the Defense Department.
Army Spc. 5 James C. McCloughan's bravery as a Vietnam War combat medic during a three-day battle in 1969 led to him receiving the Medal of Honor nearly 50 years later.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth will travel to Fort Campbell, Ky., to preside over a Purple Heart award ceremony and to administer the oath of enlistment to reenlistees.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth was on hand with his wife, Jennifer, and numerous senior Navy leaders at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., to welcome home sailors assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group after a record-setting, multi-month deployment.
The War Department celebrated Armed Forces Day with a newly unveiled America 250 version of the Betsy Ross flag, unfurled over the outside of the Pentagon.
The War Department announced the latest in a series of investments in the solid rocket motor industrial base: an investment of $27.3 million in funds to Pacific Scientific Energetic Materials Company in Chandler, Ariz.
Today's Department of War contracts valued at $7.5 million or more are now live on War.gov.
An enlisted Air Reserve technician assigned to the 439th Maintenance Squadron at Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass., recently earned a coveted appointment to the U.S. Air Force Academy through the highly competitive Leaders Encouraging Airmen Development program.
The Navy will commission its newest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship, the future USS Cleveland, during a ceremony in Cleveland, Ohio.
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