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Soldiers of Company D, 1st Battalion, 165th Infantry Regiment, the Army’s famous “Fighting 69th” Irish regiment, move into position to replace French troops near Benomenil, France, March 1, 1918. (U.S. Army file photo 1918)
Flag raised for 1st time at World War I memorial
By Department of Defense News
WASHINGTON, D.C. The nation’s capital has national memorials commemorating the sacrifices of service men and women who died in World War II, Korea and Vietnam.
Until this year, there hasn’t been a national memorial commemorating World War I.
During a “first colors” ceremony, the U.S. flag was raised April 16 for the first time over the newly constructed National World War I Memorial in Washington, D.C.
By Department of Defense News
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke Wednesday at the Leaders Summit on Climate.
“Today, no nation can find lasting security without addressing the climate crisis. We face all kinds of threats in our line of work, but few of them truly deserve to be called exi
American presence to persist in Middle East
By Department of Defense News
WASHINGTON, D.C. All U.S. forces must be out of Afghanistan by Sept. 11.
But that doesn’t mean the U.S. will be at the mercy of groups like the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, al-Qaida or the Taliban if they want to create problems and threaten U.S. interests, the commander of the U.S. Central Command said.
While the 3,500 troops currently in Afghanistan will leave that country by the end of the summer, some will remain in the region, Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth McKenzie Jr. said during a hearing Tuesday before the House Armed Services Committee.
Department of Defense targets May 1 for full vaccine availability
By Department of Defense News
WASHINGTON, D.C. Defense Department officials have said the department will be ready to offer Covid-19 vaccinations to all eligible beneficiaries by May 1, in keeping with a White House announcement that on that date, all Americans will be able to get vaccinated if they want to.
“We are committed to contributing to the president achieving his goal of 200 million shots in 100 days,” said Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs Dr. Terry Adirim during a briefing March 26 at the Pentagon.
Army Lt. Gen. Ronald J. Place, director of the Defense Health Agency said that depending on the rate at which the Department of Defense can get vaccines, and the uptake rate – that’s the number of personnel who step forward to get vaccinated – it’s possible that by early summer, every person in the Department of Defense could be vaccinated.