Defense Department Has Multiple Priorities in COVID-19 Battle
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When the COVID-19 virus spread to the United States, the Defense Department took on many roles: protecting its people, supporting the national pandemic response, and ensuring the armed forces were ready to meet DOD's national security mission, a department official said.
Iraqi Government Examines In-Country Missile Attacks on U.S. Bases
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The Iraqi government is investigating three attacks on U.S. bases in the country and is doing a careful and complete job, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said.
Commission Soon to Begin Examining Problem of Sexual Assault in Military
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A commission to examine the problem of sexual assault in the military should begin work soon, and will have 90 days to compile its recommendations.
Commission Examining Problem of Sexual Assault in Military to Start Soon
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A commission to examine the problem of sexual assault in the military has 90 days to compile its recommendations to Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III.
Pentagon Press Secretary Briefs on Military Readiness
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Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby spoke to reporters about military readiness during a Defense Department news briefing.
Commission Examines Problem of Sexual Assault in Military to Start Soon
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Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby updated reporters during a Defense Department news briefing.
Pentagon Press Secretary Briefs Reporters
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Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby updated reporters during a Defense Department news briefing.
A Message From the Secretary of Defense on Extremism
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Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III addresses extremism in the military in a message released Feb. 19, 2021.
Austin Says Afghanistan, Iraq, China Among Topics at NATO Meeting
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Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III discussed the results of NATO's virtual Defense Ministerial during his first Pentagon briefing since taking office.
DOD Taking Steps to Prevent Sexual Assault and Extremism
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Sexual assault and extremism will not be tolerated in the Defense Department, and steps are being taken to ensure that, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said at a Pentagon news briefing.