Jan. 22, 2025 DOD Orders 1,500 Troops, Additional Assets to Southern Border DOD is sending 1,500 active-duty service members and additional air and intelligence assets to the southern border to augment troops already conducting enforcement operations in that region, Acting Secretary of Defense Robert Salesses said.
Jan. 7, 2021 Defense Officials Detail National Guard Response to Capitol Attack Once the reality of the assault on the U.S. Capitol became apparent, National Guard troops responded appropriately and with alacrity, DOD officials said.
Dec. 14, 2020 Acting Defense Secretary Receives COVID-19 Vaccine Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller visited Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.