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@USArmy

soldiers assigned to the

@4thInfDiv

trained alongside German military personnel during #DefenderEurope at Oberlausitz Training Area, 🇩🇪 Germany.

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Our hearts break for the people of Uvalde, Texas. We cannot assuage the unspeakable grief they are enduring — we know that. But we can endeavor to keep them and the loved ones they lost close to our hearts and deep in our prayers. Today, we are all citizens of Uvalde.

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: No other military can do what we can do. Because no other military has people like you.

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: In uniform or as a civilian, I’ve learned that lasting success comes through teamwork. You’ve seen that in this class. We just get more done when we come together.

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: Today, America’s adversaries are testing the values that you swore to defend. Putin’s war of choice is an affront to the rules-based international order.

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: Always remember that you didn’t join just any Air Force. You joined the United States Air Force. You’re not just any Guardians. You are United States Guardians.

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: Now, graduating from this academy is hard enough without a global pandemic. And graduating after years clouded by COVID shows serious courage and character.

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LIVE:

Lloyd J. Austin III speaks at the

@AF_Academy

graduation ceremony.

LIVE: @SecDef Lloyd J. Austin III speaks at the @AF_Academy graduation ceremony.

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Concealed maneuvers.

@USMC

Marines assigned to Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team Central Command hold a squad-level training exercise during #NeonDefender22 in Bahrain.

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Wheels up at

@Andrews_JBA

, en route to

@usarmy_ftcarson

and the

@AF_Academy

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I was delighted that more than 40 countries joined today’s virtual Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting. We had a highly productive set of discussions, and we welcomed a host of brand new security assistance announcements from literally all over the world: (1/5)

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Jumping in feet first.

@USArmy

service members with

@CJTFHOA

participate in the French Desert Commando Course at Arta Range complex, Djibouti.

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Pushup pals.

@USAirForce

airmen perform group pushups during a #NationalPoliceWeek challenge at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C.

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#MedalofHonorMonday: In 1944, 24-year-old

@USArmy

Staff Sgt. George J. Hall self-amputated one of his limbs to survive in the throes of battle near Anzio, Italy. His fearlessness made victory possible. For that, he earned the Medal of Honor.

Medal of Honor Monday: Army Staff Sgt. George J. Hall

After he was badly wounded taking out two German machine gun nests near Anzio, Italy in 1944, Army Staff Sgt. George John Hall had to self-amputate his leg to survive. His bravery and fearlessness

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NEWS: U.S. Defense Leaders Pleased by Progress of Ukraine Contact Group

U.S. Defense Leaders Pleased by Progress of Ukraine Contact Group

In just over a month, the Ukraine Defense Contact Group has proven its worth with donations and deliveries to the embattled country, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said.

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NEWS:

Hosts Ukraine Defense Contact Group to Continue Support for Beleaguered Country

Austin Hosts Ukraine Defense Contact Group to Continue Support for Bel

Some 44 nations participated in a virtual meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group hosted by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III to coordinate aid to help Ukraine defend itself from the

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NEWS: Defense Officials Examine Climate Change Effects

Defense Officials Examine Climate Change Effects

The Defense Department is taking important steps to ensure climate change considerations are included in all strategic documents, such as the National Defense Strategy, a DOD official said.

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thanks

@PentagonPresSec

John Kirby for his service and wishes him fair winds and following seas.

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: We’ll convene the Contact Group for our third meeting next month. And we’ll gather in person this time, on June 15, on the margins of the

@NATO

defense ministerial in Brussels.

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: Let me also recognize the United Kingdom for its leading role in helping to coordinate security assistance and for the significant quantities of British equipment that continue to flow into Ukraine.

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: Several countries announced new donations of critically needed artillery systems and ammunition including Italy, Greece, Norway, and Poland.

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: I’d also like to thank the Czech Republic for its substantial support, including a recent donation of attack helicopters, tanks, and rocket systems.

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: I’m especially grateful to Denmark, which announced today that it will provide a Harpoon launcher and missiles to help Ukraine defend its coast.

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: We’ve had a highly constructive morning here at the second meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group. I’m delighted that we were joined virtually by more than 40 Ministers and Chiefs of Defense.

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@US_TRANSCOM

Kicks Off Operation Fly Formula

U.S. Transportation Command Kicks Off Operation Fly Formula

A C-17 Globemaster military transport aircraft loaded with 132 pallets of specialty infant formula flew into Indianapolis International Airport carrying 78,000 pounds of the precious cargo from

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LIVE:

Lloyd J. Austin III and Chairman of

@TheJointStaff

Gen. Mark A. Milley hold a news briefing at the Pentagon.

LIVE: @SecDef Lloyd J. Austin III and Chairman of @TheJointStaff Gen. Mark A. Milley hold a news briefing at the Pentagon.

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Congratulations to our new

@USCG

graduates! Members of the

@USCGAcademy

Class of 2022 celebrate during their commencement in New London, Conn., where

@VP

Kamala Harris delivered the keynote address.

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F-35C Brings Advanced Strike Capabilities to Jungle Warfare Exercise

Find out how the

and

worked together to showcase their readiness and lethality by conducting simulated offensive and defensive air support.

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SAN DIEGO - As 3rd Marine Division recently commenced Jungle Warfare Exercise 22 (JWX 22), a large-scale, joint force exercise, Marine Wing Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314 integrated the

@usairforce

Airmen guide pallets of 155mm howitzer rounds onto a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft for shipment to 🇺🇦 Ukraine from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., in April 2022.

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@USNavy

sailors work on the flight deck of

@CVN70

during the removal of an aircraft catapult.

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Operation Fly Formula’s first flight has landed. This C-17, containing more than 70,000 lbs of infant formula, just touched down in Indiana. Thanks to

@POTUS

@usairforce

@US_TRANSCOM

, and everyone else making this mission happen.

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Operation Fly Formula is underway. Thanks to the teamwork of the men and women of U.S. Transportation Command, needed specialty infant formula is in the United States.

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Folks, I’m excited to tell you that the first flight from Operation Fly Formula is loaded up with more than 70,000 pounds of infant formula and about to land in Indiana. Our team is working around the clock to get safe formula to everyone who needs it.

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Two

@usairforce

F-15E Strike Eagles assigned to the 355th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron set off flares within the

@CENTCOM

area of responsibility.

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@USMC

Marines secure M777 towed 155 mm howitzers on a

@USAirForce

C-17 Globemaster III aircraft to be shipped along with other supplies and munitions transported as part of U.S. security assistance to 🇺🇦 Ukraine.

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Right now, our very own

@US_TRANSCOM

team in Europe is packaging up pallets of infant formula in support of

@POTUS

' Operation Fly Formula. Earlier this week, I approved U.S. military aircraft for this mission, and tomorrow morning, flights will begin.

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NEWS: West Point Graduates Are What Is Inherent in the U.S. Military,

@thejointstaff

Chairman Says

West Point Graduates Are What Is Inherent in the U.S. Military, Milley

The 2022 graduates of the U.S. Military Academy are the United States' most valuable asset; its most significant asymmetric advantage and they represent what is inherent in the U.S. military, Army

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Creating leaders.

@USMC

Marines assigned to the

@2dMarDiv

participate in the Sapper Leader Course at

@camp_lejeune

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