Department of Defense
This Week in History: Nuremberg trials
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- This Week in History: Nuremberg trials
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- Seventy years ago this week, the Nuremberg trials concluded in Nuremberg, Germany.
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- This Week in History: Operation Brewer
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- Seventy-three years ago this week, Army Gen. Douglas MacArthur began Operation Brewer, an attack on the Japanese-held Admiralty Islands. The Admiralty Islands became an important launching point for Allied campaigns in the Pacific.
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- This Week in History: MacArthur's return
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- Seventy-two years ago this week, Army Gen. Douglas MacArthur fulfilled his pledge to the Filipino people and returned to the Philippines
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- This Week in History: Bhamo
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- Seventy-two years ago this week, the Japanese forces in the town of Bhamo, Burma, were defeated by allied troops after several weeks of fighting.
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- This Week in History: Salerno
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- Seventy-three years ago this week, the Allies mounted an amphibious assault at Salerno, Italy.
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- Eucom Commander Testifies at HASC Hearing
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- Army Gen. Curtis M. Scaparrotti, commander of U.S. European Command and NATO's supreme allied commander for Europe, testifies before the House Armed Services Committee, March 28, 2017.
http://www.dvidshub.net/video/516164/eucom-commander-testifies-hasc-hearing
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- Mattis, British Counterpart Conduct News Conference in London
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and British Defense Secretary
Michael Fallon conduct a news conference in London, March 31, 2017. Mattis is in London to emphasize the trans-Atlantic bond between the United States and the United Kingdom.
http://www.dvidshub.net/video/516704/mattis-british-counterpart-conduct-news-conference-london
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- DoD News In Focus - Shark Antibodies: Protecting the Warfighter
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- Scientists from the Naval Research Laboratory are using shark antibodies to develop new alternatives to chemical and biological threat detection tools. The lab is developing antibodies that would be used to alert for the presence of bio threats on and off the battlefield.
http://www.dvidshub.net/video/516711/dod-news-focus-shark-antibodies-protecting-warfighter
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- Transcom Provides Full-Spectrum Mobility Capability
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- U.S. Transportation Command provides the United States with the most responsive and strategic mobility capability the world has ever seen. www.ustranscom.mil
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- CENTCOM Protects and Promotes Nation’s Interests
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- U.S. Central Command directs and enables military operations and activities with allies and partners to increase regional security and stability in support of enduring U.S. interests. Its area of responsibility includes 20 nations and stretches from Northeast Africa across the Middle East to Central and South Asia. www.centcom.mil
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- EUCOM Secures U.S., European Interests
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- U.S. European Command executes a full range of military missions and exercises along with European allies and partners to secure U.S. national interests and support a Europe that is whole, free, and at peace. www.eucom.mil
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- New Drug-Testing Policy
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- A new Defense Department drug-testing policy that takes effect April 3, 2017, will increase the drug panel for which military applicants are tested from six to 26 illicit drugs, matching the testing standard used for active service members. For more information head to:
https://www.defense.gov/News/Article/Article/1108009/dod-implements-expanded-drug-testing-for-military-applicants
http://www.dvidshub.net/video/515077/new-drug-testing-policy
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- Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- Peter Verga, performing the duties of the assistant secretary of defense for homeland defense and global security; Arthur Hopkins, acting assistant secretary of defense for nuclear, chemical and biological defense programs; and Shari Durand, acting director of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, testify on the Defense Department's strategy, policy and programs for countering weapons of mass destruction for fiscal year 2018.
http://www.dvidshub.net/video/515318/countering-weapons-mass-destruction
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- Giving Trench Foot the Boot
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- The Army is having a combat boot manufactured to make the soldiers stationed in jungle terrain more comfortable.
https://www.defense.gov/News/Article/Article/1102480/new-army-jungle-wear-gives-trench-foot-the-boot
http://www.dvidshub.net/video/514931/giving-trench-foot-boot
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- Officials Testify at House Hearing on DoD Efficiency Study, Part 1
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- Defense Business Board Chairman Michael Bayer and Defense
Department Acting Deputy Chief Management Officer David Tillotson testify to
the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on DoD's efficiency
study, March 21, 2017.
http://www.dvidshub.net/video/514938/officials-testify-house-hearing-dod-efficiency-study-part-1
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- Officials Testify at House Hearing on DoD Efficiency Study, Part 2
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- Defense Business Board Chairman Michael Bayer and Defense
Department Acting Deputy Chief Management Officer David Tillotson testify to
the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on DoD's efficiency
study, March 21, 2017.
http://www.dvidshub.net/video/514941/officials-testify-house-hearing-dod-efficiency-study-part-2
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- DoD News In Focus - From Puppy to Soldier
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- A special breeding program helps the 341st Training Squadron at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, to provide the best of the best military working dogs to the armed forces.
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- Comic Legend Will Eisner’s Work Influences Military Training
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- From pulp fiction to completing the mission, comic-book legend Will Eisner's characters continue to keep soldiers mission-ready through PS Magazine, a monthly Army product focused on preventive maintenance.
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- Inherent Resolve Spokesman Briefs Reporters
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- Air Force Col. John L. Dorrian, spokesman for Combined Joint
Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve, provides the weekly update to Pentagon reporters via teleconference from Baghdad on progress in the effort to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, March 15, 2017.
http://www.dvidshub.net/video/514159/inherent-resolve-spokesman-briefs-reporters
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- DoD News In Focus - The Yellow Ribbon Program
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- The Yellow Ribbon Program allows approved institutions of higher learning and the Department of Veterans Affairs to partially or fully fund tuition and fee expenses that exceed the established threshold under the Post-9/11 GI Bill. Veterans must be eligible to receive 100 percent of the Post 9/11 GI Bill benefits to qualify.
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- DoD News In Focus – Combating Malaria
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- Inside the Washington, D.C., beltway, scientists and researchers at the Naval Medical Research Center work diligently to combat malaria for the American war fighter and the global population.
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- Navy, Marine Corps Leaders Testify at Senate Hearing
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- Acting Secretary of the Navy Sean J. Stackley, Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Robert B. Neller and Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Ronald L. Green testify on information surrounding the Marines United website at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing in Washington, March 14, 2017.
http://www.dvidshub.net/video/514050/navy-marine-corps-leaders-testify-senate-hearing
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- Emerald Warrior 2017
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- U.S. Soldiers from the 7th Special Forces Group practice patrolling, close quarters battle, sensitive site exploitation, and close air support at Eglin Range, Fla., March 4, 2017, at Exercise Emerald Warrior 17. Emerald Warrior, the largest joint special operations exercise, allows U.S. Special Operations Command forces to train to respond to various threats across the spectrum of conflict. (U.S. Air Force video by A1C Maygan Straight)
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- DoD News In Focus – Murphy’s Law
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- “Murphy’s Law” – anything that can go wrong, will go wrong -- has been an American adage for decades, but the origin of this often-cited saying begins in the desert outside of Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., at the dawn of the jet age.
http://www.dvidshub.net/video/513892/dod-news-focus-murphys-law
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- Combatant Commanders Testify at Senate Hearing
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- Army Gen. Joseph L. Votel, commander of U.S. Central Command,
and Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, commander of U.S. Africa
Command, testify at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing in Washington,
March 9, 2017.
http://www.dvidshub.net/video/513374/combatant-commanders-testify-senate-hearing
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- Rescheduled Appointment Saves Man's Life
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- On Sept. 11, 2001, American Airlines Flight 77 was flown into the Pentagon, plowing through the Army Personnel Department and killing 26 people in that office alone. One man who worked there still struggles with survivor's
guilt.
http://www.dvidshub.net/video/512447/rescheduled-appointment-saves-mans-life
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- Everything You Should Know About the Attack on Pearl Harbor in 120 Seconds
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- The mountains of information about the Pearl Harbor attack can be overwhelming, but there are certainly things any American should know. So, let me take you on a journey through history that will only require two minutes of your time.
Produced by Honey Shewbert.
http://www.dvidshub.net/video/512465/everything-you-should-know-about-attack-pearl-harbor-120-seconds
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- 'Old Guard' military working dog takes down soldier during training
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- U.S. Army Pfc. Sadie Vollendorf works on bite training with her military working dog, Ricky, at the Fort Belvoir kennels. Spc. Michael Finochio got to play the role of the unlucky bite recipient. These soldiers are part of the Army's 947th Military Police Detachment, which is part of the Old Guard.
DoD video by Katie Lange
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- Trump Speaks at Future USS Gerald R. Ford
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- President Donald J. Trump delivers remarks at the future USS
Gerald R. Ford, March 2, 2017.
http://www.dvidshub.net/video/512276/trump-speaks-future-uss-gerald-r-ford
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- DoD News In Focus - From Vietnam Vet to NFL Player
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- Lem Burnham enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1965 and served during the Vietnam War. After his service was complete, he used the skills he gained in the Marine Corps to overcome the odds and play in the National Football League.
http://www.dvidshub.net/video/511602/vietnam-vet-nfl-player
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- From Vietnam Vet to NFL Player
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- Lem Burnham enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1965 and served during the Vietnam War. After his service was complete, he used the skills he gained in the Marine Corps to overcome the odds and play in the National Football League.
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- Cybercom Commander Speaks at WEST 2017 Naval Conference
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
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- Navy Adm. Mike Rogers, commander of U.S. Cyber Command, speaks
at the WEST 2017 naval conference and exposition in San Diego, Feb. 23,
2017.
http://www.dvidshub.net/video/511123/cybercom-commander-speaks-west-2017-naval-conference
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- Inherent Resolve Spokesman Briefs Reporters
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- Air Force Col. John L. Dorrian, spokesman for Combined Joint
Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve, provides the weekly update to
Pentagon reporters via teleconference from Baghdad on progress in the effort
to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, Feb. 22, 2017.
http://www.dvidshub.net/video/510908/inherent-resolve-spokesman-briefs-reporters
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- DoD News In Focus – The Black Swallow of Death
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- Before the United States entered World War I, many Americans volunteered to fight alongside the Triple Entente -- an alliance formed by Russia, France and the United Kingdom. One such group of volunteers took to the skies above France and flew in what was called the Lafayette Flying Corps. Among these aviators was the very first African-American military aviator: Eugene Bullard, known as the Black Swallow of Death.
http://www.dvidshub.net/video/510254/dod-news-focus-black-swallow-death
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- Military Officials Testify at House Subcommittee Hearing on F-35 Program
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- Air Force Lt. Gen. Chris Bogdan, program executive officer of
the F-35 Joint Program Office; Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Jon M. Davis, deputy
commandant for aviation; Air Force
Maj. Gen. Jerry D. Harris Jr., deputy chief of staff for strategic plans,
programs and requirements; and Navy Rear Adm. DeWolfe Miller III, director
of air warfare, provide testimony on
tactical aircraft challenges and the F-35 joint strike fighter program to
the House Armed Services subcommittee on tactical air and land forces, Feb.
15, 2017.
http://www.dvidshub.net/video/510077/military-officials-testify-house-subcommittee-hearing-f-35-program
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- Inherent Resolve Official Briefs Reporters
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- British Army Maj. Gen. Rupert Jones, deputy commander of
Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve, provides the weekly
update to Pentagon reporters via teleconference from Baghdad on progress in
the effort to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, Feb. 15, 2017.
http://www.dvidshub.net/video/509846/inherent-resolve-official-briefs-reporters
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- Mattis Briefs Traveling Media En Route to Brussels
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- Defense Secretary Jim Mattis addresses traveling media members aboard a military aircraft, Feb. 14, 2017. Mattis was on his way to Brussels to participate in a NATO defense ministers meeting.
http://www.dvidshub.net/video/509684/mattis-briefs-traveling-media-en-route-brussels
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- Baby Weights: Abs Work out
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- Regular exercise is necessary for service members to maintain their military fitness. Yet, though troops may sometimes not have the time for a gym workout, they don’t always need to because exercising with children provides a good convenient workout and provides quality time, too.
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- DoD News in Focus – Radio, Ranging, Redirection
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- There’s an old adage that eating carrots can improve your eyesight. However, this axiom dates back to a British World War II misinformation campaign intended to conceal the Royal Air Force’s use of radar.
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- 'War Time' Savings: The History of Daylight Saving Time
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- Most U.S. states have acknowledged daylight saving time for decades, but you might not know that the change was first implemented during war time to save resources.
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- Inherent Resolve Spokesman Briefs Reporters
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- Air Force Col. John L. Dorrian, spokesman for Combined Joint
Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve, provides his weekly update to Pentagon reports via teleconference from Baghdad on progress in the effort to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, Feb. 8, 2017.
http://www.dvidshub.net/video/508851/inherent-resolve-spokesman-briefs-reporters
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- Dr. Charles Drew: The Man Who Saved a Million Soldiers' Lives
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- During African American History Month we celebrate Charles Drew, who revolutionized the blood collection and distribution process and developed large-scale blood banks, allowing medics to save untold numbers of lives during World War II. Drew’s methods are still used to save lives in the armed forces today.
http://www.dvidshub.net/video/508667/dr-charles-drew-man-who-saved-million-soldiers-lives
Produced by PO2 James Bleyle
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- Trump Speaks to U.S., Coalition Leaders in Florida
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- President Donald J. Trump addresses coalition representatives and senior U.S. commanders at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Feb. 6, 2017. Earlier in the day, the president received briefings on U.S. Central Command
and U.S. Special Operations Command, both of which are headquartered at MacDill.
http://www.dvidshub.net/video/508483/trump-speaks-us-coalition-leaders-florida
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- Altus Air Force Base Unveils New Elementary School STEM Lab
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- Students at Rivers Elementary School on Altus Air Force Base in Oklahoma now have a new STEM Lab thanks to the Air Force.
Video by Airman 1st Class James Johnson
97th Air Mobility Wing, Public Affairs
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- DoD News In Focus - History on Hallowed Grounds
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- The story of the life of James Parks, who was born, lived, died and buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
http://www.dvidshub.net/video/508054/dod-news-focus-history-hallowed-grounds
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- Operation Inherent Resolve Spokesman Updates Reporters
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- Air Force Col. John Dorrian, spokesman for Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve, briefs Pentagon reporters via video conference from Baghdad, Feb. 1, 2017.
http://www.dvidshub.net/video/507774/operation-inherent-resolve-spokesman-updates-reporters
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- Exercising Without a Gym
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- Fort Meade, Md.
Regular exercise is necessary for service members to maintain their military fitness. Yet, though troops may sometimes not have the time for a gym workout, they don’t always need to. For example, exercising with children provides a good workout and provides quality time, too.
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- Work Speaks at Pentagon's Combined Federal Campaign Awards Ceremony
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work provides remarks at the
annual Combined Federal Campaign awards ceremony at the Pentagon, Jan. 26, 2017.
http://www.dvidshub.net/video/506909/work-speaks-pentagons-combined-federal-campaign-awards-ceremony
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- DoD News – In Focus: Most Decorated Flight
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- Army Air Forces pilot Capt. Jay Zeamer and his crew piloted their B-17 Flying Fortress on one of the most daring aerial missions of World War II. Sent on a photo reconnaissance mission on June 16, 1943, he and his men fended off 17 enemy fighters while accomplishing their mission. From this near-suicide mission, the crew would be awarded two Medals of Honor and seven Distinguished Service Crosses.
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- The Heroics of Army Sgt. 1st Class Paul R. Smith
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- While constructing a prisoner of war holding area at Baghdad International Airport on April 4, 2003, Army Sgt. 1st Class Paul R. Smith’s unit was ambushed by hundreds of Saddam Hussein's Republican Guard. He quickly rallied his men and led a counterattack against the enemy forces. Fearing the enemy would overrun their defenses, Smith moved under fire to man a .50-caliber machine gun. During this action, he was mortally wounded. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions, which helped to safeguard the lives of more than 100 American soldiers.
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