| Mullen Offers Leadership Challenges to AF Academy Grads Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, today challenged the Air Force Academy's graduating class to embrace a sense of duty and build on the lessons they learned as they become tomorrow's leaders. defense.gov |
Insurgents Attack Outpost in Afghanistan Insurgents conducted a vehicle-borne bombing attack on an International Security Assistance Force combat outpost west of Kandahar City. defense.gov |
Realignment, Closure Plan Continues on Track It's "all systems go" at Fort Meade, Md., as the Army Installation prepares to receive three new organizations and about 5,700 of their employees as part of the Base Realignment and Closure Commission plan. defense.gov |
Family Matters Blog: Department Modules Help Civilian Kids In this blog, guest blogger Heather Forsgren Weaver writes about modules developed by the Defense Department's Education Activity that are now being shared with civilian public schools. defense.gov |
Obama: U.S. Takes 'Targeted Approach' on Extremism The United States is moving to strengthen its partners to help dismantle overseas terrorist networks instead of deploying a large number of U.S. troops, President Barack Obama told the United Nations General Assembly. defense.gov |