News: U.S Department of Defense

January 26, 2016

Elections 2016: Americans Can Vote – Wherever They Are

WASHINGTON — Election Day, Nov. 8, 2016, is fast approaching. No matter where you are stationed, registering to vote and getting your absentee ballot is simple, fast and easy.

January 26, 2016

National Guard Forces Continue Post-Storm Assistance

STAUNTON, Va. — National Guard forces from Virginia, Delaware and other states pitched in to assist citizens threatened by the recent massive snowstorm that blanketed the mid-Atlantic region.

January 26, 2016

Face of Defense: Marine Takes Action to Prevent Suicide

MORON AIR BASE, Spain — Suspicious Facebook posts prompted Marine Corps Sgt. Raheem Boyd to intervene and save a fellow Marine from taking his own life.

January 26, 2016

Coalition Continues Anti-ISIL Strikes in Syria, Iraq

SOUTHWEST ASIA — U.S. and coalition military forces have continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported.

January 25, 2016

Service Members Should Register and Request Absentee Ballots Now

WASHINGTON — DoD personnel and their families who plan to vote absentee should complete a registration application and request their ballots now, according to the Federal Voting Assistance Program.

January 25, 2016

Face of Defense: Air Guardsman Donates Kidney to Fellow Airman

NEWBURGH, N.Y. — A New York Air National Guardsman has literally given a part of himself to help a suffering fellow unit member.

January 25, 2016

Strikes Hit ISIL in Syria, Iraq

SOUTHWEST ASIA — U.S. and coalition military forces have continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported.

January 24, 2016

Dunford: Recommendations Forthcoming on U.S. Troop Presence in Northern Iraq

PARIS — The U.S. potentially will recommend positioning U.S. troops with Iraqi forces in northern Iraq to support the next phase of isolating Mosul, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said.

January 24, 2016

Operation Inherent Resolve Strikes Continue in Syria, Iraq

SOUTHWEST ASIA — U.S. and coalition military forces have continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported.

January 23, 2016

National Guard Aids Civil Authorities as Blizzard Pounds East Coast

ARLINGTON, Va. — As much of the East Coast hunkered down in the midst of a ferocious winter storm, National Guardsmen were poised to assist local and state emergency agencies.