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After hundreds of combat missions in Vietnam, Air Force Capt. Hilliard Almond Wilbanks gave his life to give cover for troops under fire when air support wasn't available quickly enough.
Some 380 Gold Star families attended a family member update to learn how the agency is proceeding in efforts to repatriate the remains of service members who never returned home from the Vietnam War, the Korean War or World War II.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth released a statement on general officer nominations.
Today's Defense Department contracts valued at $7.5 million or more are now live on Defense.gov.
Special Operations Command follows the defense secretary's top three priorities of warfighting to win, readiness of its people and lethality through modernization, Socom commander Army Gen. Bryan P. Fenton said.
The Defense Department is re-evaluating the probationary workforce, consistent with the president's initiative to reform the federal workforce to maximize efficiency and productivity.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth discussed his priorities of strengthening the military by cutting fiscal fraud, waste and abuse at DOD while also finding ways to refocus the department's budget.
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