| SOP newswire3 |  | Face of Defense: Air Force NCO Assists Families During Deployment Process - An Air Force senior noncommissioned officer who once set his sights on being a first sergeant is now exerting an important influence on airmen and their families in a different position. |
| SOP newswire3 |  | U.S. Service Members Mark Thanksgiving Serving on Global Missions - While the vast majority of Americans will be sitting down with family for a fall feast, hundreds of thousands of U.S. service members will be on guard around the world, ensuring their fellow citizens enjoy a day of peace. |
| SOP newswire3 |  | DoD, Army Ramp Up Cybersecurity Measures With New Initiatives - Two initiatives were rolled out today to strengthen the cyber security environment in the Defense Department and the Army, DoD officials announced. |
| SOP newswire3 |  | Face of Defense: Soldier`s Return to Iraq Has Personal Meaning - Smoke rose in the distance from an oil field set on fire during the battle between Iraqi forces and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant as Army Sgt. Addison Owen stood outside his tent. Owen, an infantryman with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, is no stranger to Iraq; this is his second time deployed to the country. |
| SOP newswire3 |  | Air Force Chief Discusses Changing Face of War - New technologies, new tactics, new threats, limited budgets -- all these have combined to change the face of warfare in the 21st century, and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein is among the leaders sorting out just what that will mean. |
| SOP newswire3 |  | Face of Defense: Airman Uses Horses to Promote Resilience - Air Force Airman 1st Class Lauren Nolan remembers running around the woods of North Carolina trying to catch a wild horse while she was growing up in North Carolina. She had fallen in love with a flea-bitten, little and gray Arabian horse that nobody could manage to catch, except her. |
| SOP newswire3 |  | Puerto Ricans Represented Throughout U.S. Military History - As citizens of the United States, Puerto Ricans have participated in every major United States military engagement from World War I onward, with the soldiers of Puerto Rico`s 65th Infantry Regiment distinguishing themselves in combat during the Korean War. |
| SOP newswire3 |  | Ash Carter: Military Stronger Than Ever 5 Years After Don`t Ask, Don`t Tell Repeal - In a statement marking the fifth anniversary of the repeal of the so-called Don`t Ask, Don`t Tell " law that barred gay men and lesbians from serving openly in the military, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said today`s military is stronger than ever. |
| SOP newswire3 |  | Face of Defense: Football Player Trades Cleats for Combat Boots - A star athlete found success on the field and the basketball court, but he joined the Marine Corps to find success in life. |
| SOP newswire3 |  | DoD Studies 'Terminator` Weapons Conundrum - Maybe the idea behind the 'Terminator' movie franchise isn`t so far-fetched.
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| SOP newswire3 |  | Face of Defense: Former Chaplain Uses Comedy to Battle Emotional Demons - As an Army chaplain, James King served nearly two decades taking in others` pain and feeling helpless as his comrades were sent to war. |
| SOP newswire3 |  | DoD Promotes Suicide Prevention Through Work With Media - The Defense Department is working with media, nongovernmental organizations and the federal sector to focus on suicide prevention. |
| SOP newswire3 |  | Face of Defense: Army Medic Heals Hearts, Minds - Army combat medics live by a creed of trust. Those who have proven their skills under fire and put their lives before others receive the nickname Doc. " From the time soon-to-be medics give their first IV at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, to the day they hang up their aid bag, they will endure blood, sweat and guts to maintain that title. |
| SOP newswire3 |  | NORAD, Northcom, Mexican Air Force Coordinate on Illicit-Flight Exercise - The early morning call came through the command center here near Peterson Air Force Base today: a simulated illicit flight was heading out of the United States to Mexico. |
| SOP newswire3 |  | Ash Carter to Travel to Boston, Fort Bragg and Chicago - According to a Defense Department press release, Defense Secretary Ash Carter is scheduled to travel to Boston, North Carolina, and Illinois from July 26-28. |
| SOP newswire3 |  | DoD Experts Tell Congress Nuclear Modernization Efforts Crucial - Modernization and sustainment across the nuclear triad are essential to maintaining national and allied security, three Defense Department experts told Congress today. |
| SOP newswire3 |  | Centcom Counters ISIL Propaganda - While Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve`s air campaign against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant notched more than 26,000 ISIL targets damaged or destroyed as of the end of May, the war against ISIL also proceeds on other fronts. From its headquarters here, Central Command runs two separate programs in the information war against ISIL. |
| SOP newswire3 |  | Ash Carter: Transgender Service Members Can Now Serve Openly - Transgender service members in the U.S. military can now openly serve their country without fear of retribution, Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced today, a policy decision that overturns the ban on transgender service across all branches of service, effective immediately. |
| SOP newswire3 |  | Face of Defense: Soldier Earns Spot on Olympic Air Rifle Team - A fourth soldier from the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit is joining his teammates at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro this August after he qualified at the Olympic air rifle trials held here June 3-5. |
| SOP newswire3 |  | Diversity Makes Military Stronger - Diversity in the military makes the force stronger, top Defense Department officials said at a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender panel discussion here today. |
| SOP newswire3 |  | Ash Carter to Highlight Force of the Future in Installation Visits - Defense Secretary Ash Carter will visit military installations in Indiana, Kentucky and Illinois over the next two days on a trip highlighting his Force of the Future initiative. |
| SOP newswire3 |  | Face of Defense: Marine, Mother Wins at First Bodybuilding Competition - Lean physique, spray tan, tiny sequin bikini, makeup and hair done. The hunger, the exhaustion and the hours of training all came together for one moment under the lights. Showtime. |
| SOP newswire3 |  | Army Nurse Hopes to Defend Gold Medal Spot at DoD Warrior Games - As an international lineup of soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines take to the track in their wheelchair racing bikes, Army Capt. Kelly Elmlinger dons her gloves, takes a breath and focuses on her mission. |
| SOP newswire3 |  | Carter Offers Condolences to Families of Army, Marine Corps Accident Victims - Yesterday in Singapore, Defense Secretary Ash Carter offered his condolences to the families of nine soldiers who were killed during a June 2 training accident at Fort Hood, Texas, and to the family of a Blue Angels pilot who died June 2 when his F/A-18C Hornet aircraft crashed in Smyrna, Tennessee. |
| SOP newswire3 |  | 5 Soldiers Killed When Vehicle Overturns in Flash Flooding at Fort Hood - Five soldiers were killed and four others remain missing after a Light Medium Tactical Vehicle overturned during flash flooding at a water crossing at Fort Hood, Texas, yesterday. |
| SOP newswire3 |  | Pentagon Embraces Survivors at TAPS Event - The military is a family, and not even death can end those familial bonds. |
| SOP newswire3 |  | Face of Defense: Army Provides Soldier With New Sense of Normal - The Army is full of people with diverse backgrounds and different childhood experiences, but it develops its ranks with consistency and trusted battle rhythms -- things Sgt. Julienne Ashby grew to depend upon. |
| SOP newswire3 |  | Face of Defense: Soldier Sings Her Way to Victory - One by one, boot by bloodied boot, soldiers trooped across the finish line: body heat escaping their sweat-drenched clothing in the form of steam against the cold of an early spring morning. |
| SOP newswire3 |  | Ash Carter Announces Sexual Assault Retaliation Prevention Strategy - Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced today a sexual assault retaliation prevention and response strategy, saying both sexual assault and retaliation against those who report it are attacks against the values of the military. |
| SOP newswire3 |  | DoD Must Change to Confront Changing Face of War - Today`s presence of cyber, space and ballistic-intercontinental missile capabilities have changed the character of war, and the U.S. military must adapt to confront these challenges, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said. |
