US Department of Defense

Mullen Outlines Progress, Shortfalls in Veteran Support

November 23, 2010

WASHINGTON: The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff yesterday outlined the Defense Department’s efforts to strengthen families, bolster education...

Strategic Concept Will Guide Alliance for Next Decade

November 23, 2010

WASHINGTON --- The new NATO Strategic Concept adopted by alliance leaders at the Lisbon Summit yesterday takes the lessons of...

US Must Sustain Military Might, Gates Says

November 18, 2010

WASHINGTON: Even in a time of budgetary constraints, the United States must maintain its military might to address the security...

Mullen Urges New Methods of Deterrence

November 16, 2010

PALO ALTO, Calif.: The United States needs to develop new ways of looking at deterrence for the 21st century, the...

Officials take steps to defend cyber domain

November 10, 2010

WASHINGTON: In a "DOD Live" bloggers roundtable yesterday, the vice commander of Air Force Space Command discussed the Air Force's...

Australia-US Summit Sets Stage for Closer Defense Cooperation

November 9, 2010

ABOARD A MILITARY AIRCRAFT: Enhanced military-to-military activities, closer cooperation in space and cybersecurity, and possibly a larger U.S. military presence...