19 Military Athletes to Represent U.S. at Tokyo Olympics

Two Missile Defense Agency nanosatellites — known as CubeSats — that launched into low-earth orbit from the Mojave Air and Space Port in California could play a large role in the future of U.S. missile defense.

Only 19 men have had the privilege of being called a double recipient of the Medal of Honor. The first was Army Maj. Gen. Frank D. Baldwin, who earned his medals for Civil War bravery and for saving two child hostages years later.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III welcomed French Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Parly to the Pentagon and discussed myriad ways the United States and France can work together.

Mike Donley is back with the Defense Department serving for the second time as the director of administration and management. He says he is engaged in "worthy work" as the department moves forward.

President Joe Biden determined he would "not send another generation of Americans to war in Afghanistan with no reasonable expectation of achieving a different outcome," in making his drawdown decision.

Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen H. Hicks visited New England to assess the Defense Department's innovation and modernization efforts to better enable the warfighter with the latest technology.

Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jaden Murry received the Defense Department's first immediate jaw reconstruction surgery using 3D-printed teeth after nearly all of his lower jaw was removed due to a tumor.

Afghan security forces have modern weapons, training and sufficient personnel to provide security in Afghanistan, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said.

The Navy's flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, is celebrating 75 years of entertaining crowds with feats of aviation prowess.

The Defense Department is working with other federal agencies to educate service members and their families about citizenship and naturalization.