United States Department of Defense

Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III just announced new initiatives that are part of his ongoing "Taking Care of Our People" priority. The efforts are meant to ensure the well-being and success of service members so they can better focus on their part of the defense mission. READ MORE: http://spr.ly/6046W0t80

Congrats to the Defense Manpower Data Center on winning a 2024 Service to the Citizen Award! A DMDC team led the project to create an automated solution to allow service members, retirees and their families renew their DoD ID cards online and receive them in the mail. Find out which other DoD teams won awards as well.

The Space Development Agency’s director recently discussed what the agency has learned from the early stages of missile-tracking satellite deployments.

23 years later, we have not forgotten. On Sept. 11, 2001, nearly 3,000 lives were lost during terrorist attacks that forever changed our nation. As we honor their memories today, we’re also reminded to thank and honor the thousands of men and women who fought, served and died in Afghanistan and Iraq in the aftermath of that fateful day: http://spr.ly/6049Wc1Kc #NeverForget #September11th

The third INDUS-X summit is convening U.S. and Indian investors, innovators, and researchers in Silicon Valley, California to continue building partnerships that produce critical defense technologies. Speakers at the INDUS-X Summit explored opportunities to co-produce advanced military capabilities, create new funding streams for defense technology development and resilient defense supply chains, and enhance U.S.-India military interoperability in support of both countries' shared vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell and U.S. SPACECOM Commander General Stephen Whiting delivered keynote remarks at the INDUS-X Summit, providing insights and perspectives on the future of defense cooperation between the United States and India. Read more: https://lnkd.in/e8qTMnEk

The DoD’s military working dog program is robust nowadays, but the idea to use dogs in war didn’t really catch on in the U.S. until after World War I, when our troops saw firsthand how foreign countries were using the animals as sentries, messengers and medics. Learn more about that history here.

US Army 1st Lt. Mackenzie Corcoran didn’t just graduate from Ranger School. The College of William and Mary graduate is one of few female soldiers to have earned the coveted Ranger, Sapper and Jungle tabs -- and her list of accomplishments is only growing. #FaceOfDefense

One life lost to suicide is one too many. September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. Find out how you can help, because together, we CAN make a meaningful difference in preventing military suicide. Visit https://www.dspo.mil/ for tools and resources to spread awareness. If you or someone you may know is in crisis, dial 988 and press 1, text 838255, or chat 24/7/365. #SuicidePrevention #988

The department’s most pressing technological challenges need to be solved through top-down guidance and expertise at the operational level, DoD experts say. One example: the US Army’s XVIII Airborne Corps, which developed an AI-based system that integrated commercial #technology and battlefield expertise to solve key in-the-field issues. #AI #ArtificialIntelligence

Picture living in an isolated environment built for another planet for more than a year, just to see what would be needed to adapt and survive. Four NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration volunteers recently finished a 378-day stint inside the CHAPEA mission’s Mars Alpha Dune habitat, built for that mission. One volunteer, a US Navy microbiologist, detailed some of the mission’s challenges and what the experience was like.