One life lost to suicide is one too many. September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. Find out how you can help, because together, we CAN make a meaningful difference in preventing military suicide. Visit https://www.dspo.mil/ for tools and resources to spread awareness. If you or someone you may know is in crisis, dial 988 and press 1, text 838255, or chat 24/7/365. #SuicidePrevention #988
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The mission of the Department of Defense is to provide military forces necessary to protect the security of our country. The U.S. military defends the homeland, deters adversaries, and builds security around the world by projecting U.S. influence and working with allies and partners. In case deterrence fails, the U.S. military is prepared to fight and win decisively against any adversary. Headed by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, the Department is not only in charge of the military, it also employs a topnotch civilian workforce. With more than 1.3 million men and women on active duty, and 742,000 civilian personnel, we are also the nation's largest employer. The Pentagon, headquarters of the Department of Defense, is one of the largest office buildings in the world. Built in 1941 by the U.S. Army, the Pentagon has 17.5 miles of corridors yet it takes only seven minutes to walk between any two points in the building. Department of Defense personnel are the backbone of America’s national security. They represent the diverse makeup of our nation and support not only those on active duty but also families, veterans, and retirees through education, training, and benefit programs. Anything you want to do – on land, sea, air, or space -- you can do in service to your nation by joining the Department of Defense. Search for Jobs and Internships at USAJobs.gov. http://dodcio.defense.gov/SocialMedia/UserAgreement.aspx
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The department’s most pressing technological challenges need to be solved through top-down guidance and expertise at the operational level, DoD experts say. One example: the US Army’s XVIII Airborne Corps, which developed an AI-based system that integrated commercial #technology and battlefield expertise to solve key in-the-field issues. #AI #ArtificialIntelligence
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Picture living in an isolated environment built for another planet for more than a year, just to see what would be needed to adapt and survive. Four NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration volunteers recently finished a 378-day stint inside the CHAPEA mission’s Mars Alpha Dune habitat, built for that mission. One volunteer, a US Navy microbiologist, detailed some of the mission’s challenges and what the experience was like.
378 Days Later: Navy Scientist Reflects on Testing NASA's Mars-Like Habitat
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#DYK that fatal blood cancers are treatable through a bone marrow donation, which you can easily make through the DoD's Salute to Life program? One soldier is working to increase access and donations through awareness events like Operation Ring the Bell, one of the largest bone marrow registry drives in US Army history, which recently reached thousands of soldiers at Fort Bliss, Texas. Find out more about the simple procedure that can help save a life. #SaluteToLife
Operation Ring the Bell: A Life-Saving Mission at Fort Bliss
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Each #LaborDay is a celebration of workers and their achievements. At the DoD, our dedicated service members and civilian personnel continue to make outstanding efforts every day, all over the world, to protect our national security and ensure our freedom. Thank you all for your hard work, dedication and commitment! ❤️
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To successfully operate small uncrewed aerial and other unmanned systems, the DoD needs to expect environments where there’s electromagnetic interference and develop new solutions to be able to maneuver in those spectrums. The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has selected three commercial partners to incorporate off-the-shelf components to keep supply chain costs low, providing affordable solutions that are scalable and able to undergo attrition.
3 Companies Selected To Provide EMI Communications Solutions to the DoD
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Collaborating and finding common ground on climate change. Civilian and military leaders, scientists and emergency response experts from 26 nations recently met for the Climate and Defense Summit of the Americas. The group of experts worked to address the defense and security challenges that #climatechange poses, as well as what can be done to enhance regional cooperation.
Climate Change Is Crisis for Entire Planet, Deputy Secretary Says
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Students in control at NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration! 💪🏽 At the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, students at the University of Colorado Boulder get to train to become #NASA command controllers for the Imaging X-Ray Polarimeter Explorer – IXPE – spacecraft. Learn more about their roles and how they got here. #STEM
How Students Learn to Fly NASA’s IXPE Spacecraft - NASA Science
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How does Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) plan to rapidly commercialize and scale technologies it funds? By choosing five tech companies to facilitate that process. #DARPA Commercial Accelerators will help develop tech for national and economic security, as well as enhance and scale the Embedded Entrepreneur Initiative pilot program: http://spr.ly/6047muKUT
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On #WomensEqualityDay, we honor the pioneers who struggled to win American women the right to vote in 1920, and we celebrate those who have continued the push for equality ever since. Their efforts helped the DoD make great strides in the roles that women play in the U.S. military. Women can now serve in any capacity in the Armed Forces, and they make up an integral part of a diverse force. To all the women who serve, military or civilian: thank you for your dedication, strength and resilience!