WASHINGTON -- The Defense Department is doing a lot to combat the spread of COVID-19 across the nation, but its primary mission — the defense of the nation and its interests — continues unabated, Deputy Defense Secretary David L. Norquist said."To those who wish us harm, make no mistake: even with...

WASHINGTON -- The events of the past week have been difficult for our Navy and our nation. We will learn from them. But make no mistake, we are moving forward. The Navy has our orders and we are executing them.As I write, we have thousands of Sailors on mission, above, under, and on the seas as well...

KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- The 35th Aircraft Maintenance Unit (AMU)) and the 80th AMU squared off against one another in this year’s first 8th Maintenance Group Weapons Load Crew of the Quarter Competition at Kunsan Air Base, April 3, 2020.Each AMU selects one team comprised of three...

PHILIPPINE SEA -- In the same way that the ships of the USS America Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) patrol the seas to provide safety and maritime security against any threat, so too do the Marines of Defensive Cyberspace Operations-Internal Defensive Measures (DCO-IDM) in the cyber realm,...

WASHINGTON -- More than 28,000 National Guardsmen are helping to fight the coronavirus across America, the chief of the National Guard Bureau said.Air Force Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel and Army Brig. Gen. D. Keith Waddell, Louisiana's adjutant general, remotely briefed Pentagon reporters yesterday on the...

WASHINGTON -- The coronavirus pandemic is slowing down a lot of things, but not the Defense Department's medical apparatus, which is now operating from coast to coast to bring its medical expertise and capacity to bear on the medical crisis around the nation.In Seattle, the Army's 627th and 47th...

WASHNGTON -- The Navy will now require the use of cloth face coverings for all military, Navy civilian and contractors as well as family members while on DoD property, installations and facilities when maintaining proper social distancing between people isn’t possible.The order is effective...

Yokota AIR BASE, Japan -- The sound of an engine, too quiet to be the massive C-130J Super Hercules, rumbles above the flightline as a small white plane disappears into the clouds, its load differing from its larger brother. This lesser-known aircraft at Yokota carries with it not only patients in...

KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- The 8th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels management flight’s mission is to verify the quality of all fuel that comes in and out of the base to ensure the Wolf Pack is always mission ready.The 8th LRS fuels management flight is made up of six sections...

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Eielson Air Force Base was assigned its first F-35A Lightning II this month and the preparation for its arrival has been in the works for some time.Since Eielson first received news that it would become the new home for the F-35 in 2016, units around the base have...