News and information out of Washington, the DOD and the U.S. Military.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth readministered the oath of enlistment to Marine Corps Sgt. Dakota Meyer at the Pentagon after a 15-year break in service.
- U.S. service members continue to support efforts carrying out President Donald J. Trump's executive orders on protecting the territorial integrity of the United States.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth hosted a discussion with French Armed Forces Minister Sébastien Lecornu at the Pentagon.
- The Army is expected to accept jurisdiction of land along the border between New Mexico and Mexico, which will become part of a national defense area — a specified piece of federal land over which DOD maintains administrative authority and jurisdiction.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth welcomed Salvadoran Defense Minister René Francis Merino Monroy to the Pentagon as part of a bilateral engagement in which the secretary praised the bond shared between the two countries.
- The Defense Department released a new report to Congress showing the number of both fatal and nonfatal drug overdoses among service members dropped by more than 40% from 2021 to 2023.
- For the Military Health System, readiness is a strategic imperative to ensure warfighter dominance, survivability and resilience, said Stephen Ferrara, performing the duties of the assistant secretary of defense for health affairs.
- U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Dakota Meyer, a Medal of Honor recipient, returned to service on the afternoon of April 17, 2025, in the Pentagon’s Hall of Heroes.
- The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the U.S. military are joining forces for the 40th iteration of Exercise Balikatan, the largest annual bilateral training exercise between the two allies, from April 21 to May 9. Building on the complexities and achievements of past iterations, this year’s exercise will demonstrate the progress in the AFP’s modernization efforts and further strengthen the U.S. – Philippine […]
- To uphold 2nd Marine Logistics Group’s motto “You will never fight alone,” Marines and Sailors from Combat Logistics Battalion 6, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd MLG, participated in Mountain Training Exercise 2-25 alongside 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, California, from February 14th to March 30th, 2025.
- The proliferation of small Unmanned Aircraft Systems presents a significant tactical challenge for modern military forces. As adversaries across the globe increasingly mature and employ low-cost sUAS for reconnaissance, surveillance, and attack missions, it is imperative for the Marine Corps to enhance its capability to counter these threats in a dynamic, contested, and distributed environment.
- U.S. Marines and Sailors have arrived in the Northern Territory to kick off the 14th annual rotation of the Marine Rotational Force – Darwin Marine Air-Ground Task Force.
- Veterans, families, active-duty U.S. Marines and Sailors, Japan Self Defense Force members, and U.S. and Japanese dignitaries gathered for the 80th Annual Reunion of Honor at Iwo To, Japan on March 29. The event, held on the year of the 250th anniversary of the United States Marine Corps, was a memorial to the selfless service, sacrifice, and valor exhibited during the Battle of Iwo Jima.
- On Jan. 3, 2025, the Commanding Generals of Training Command, Maj. Gen. Anthony M. Henderson, and the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory, Brig. Gen. Simon M. Doran, established the Marine Corps Attack Drone Team in response to the rapid proliferation of armed first-person view drone technology and tactics.
- III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF) and 1st Marine Division successfully completed a significant training milestone alongside their Republic of Korea (ROK) Marine Corps counterparts as exercise Freedom Shield (FS) 25 concludes. While this phase of training ends, the Korean Marine Exercise Program (KMEP) continues throughout the year.
- U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force-Southeast Asia (MRF-SEA) began Exercise Valiant Mark 2025, alongside the 3rd Battalion Singapore Guards (3 GDS) and 7th Singapore Infantry Brigade (7 SIB), in a ceremony held aboard Bedok Camp, Singapore, March 17, 2025. This year’s exercise marks the 27th iteration of Valiant Mark, since its inception in 1991. The ceremony was presided over by Lt. Gen. Michael S. Cederholm, […]