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Department of Defense
executive department of the United States federal government
The United States Department of Defense (DoD), also referred to as the Department of War (DoW), is an executive department of the United States federal government charged with coordinating and supervising the United States Armed Forces—the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Space Force, and, for some purposes, the Coast Guard—and related functions and agencies. Headquartered at the Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia, just outside Washington, D.C., the stated mission of the Department of Defense is "to provide the military forces needed to deter war and ensure our nation's security".
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29 stories- 2hWhite House Limited Ukraine StarshieldLeft & CenterU.S. and Western officials said a message from inside the White House directed the Defense Department to slow Starshield service for Ukraine.Left & Center11articles
- 21hNidal Hasan Execution Not LivestreamedBalancedPresident Donald Trump reversed the Pentagon’s plan to livestream Nidal Hasan’s execution, saying the firing squad would proceed but would not be broadcast.Balanced88articles
- Oct 14Protesters Heckle Pete HegsethBalancedThe panel focused on Project Agincourt, a Pentagon effort to speed development and buying of autonomous weapons and other systems.Balanced14articles
- Oct 14Trump Reconsiders Nidal Hasan LivestreamBalancedThe Pentagon says the livestream plan remains in effect; advisers are weighing alternatives.Balanced15articles
- Oct 13Archbishop Broglio Opposes Nidal Hasan ExecutionBalancedThe Pentagon has not explained how the firing squad would handle Hasan’s wheelchair use.Balanced35articles
- Oct 12Donald Trump Questions Nidal Hasan LivestreamBalancedDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Pentagon plans to livestream Nidal Hasan’s firing-squad execution on December 3, which would be the first planned public broadcast of a U.S. execution in nearly a century.Balanced33articles
- Oct 11SNL Mocks Donald Trump, Pete HegsethMostly LeftThe Pentagon confirmed plans to livestream the scheduled December firing-squad execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, a former Army major convicted in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting.Mostly Left9articles
- Oct 10Pentagon Raises Iran War TollLeft & CenterThe Pentagon updated its public casualty database to show 21 U.S. service-member deaths tied to operations against Iran, adding two noncombat deaths to the previous total.Left & Center8articles
- Oct 10Leaders Condemn Nidal Hasan Execution LivestreamBalancedThe Pentagon announced that Nidal Hasan is scheduled to be executed by firing squad at Fort Hood on Dec. 3, with the execution made public through a livestream.Balanced64articles
- Oct 9Nidal Hasan Execution Livestream Draws BacklashBalancedThe Pentagon confirmed the execution would be livestreamed, but had not said how or where the public could watch.Balanced117articles
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