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Navy Capt. Willis Winter Bradley Jr.’s heroic actions after an explosion aboard his ship imperiled its crew during World War I earned him the Medal of Honor.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III issued a statement about President Joe Biden, saluting his service to the country.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke with Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant about Israel’s response to a Houthi attack that killed one Israeli citizen and wounded others.

Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Celeste Wallander and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Middle East Policy Ambassador Daniel Shapiro met with Bahrain National Security Advisor Sheikh Nasser Bin Hamad Al Khalifa and Deputy National Security Advisor Khalid Bin Ali Al Khalifa to discuss U.S.-Bahrain defense cooperation.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke with Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant about the recent attack that occurred on a residential building near the U.S. Embassy Branch Office.

The Defense Department announced publication of the Fiscal Year 2023 update to the list of foreign institutions engaging in problematic activity.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III released a statement on the exoneration of Black sailors who were unjustly accused in the wake of an explosion at the Port Chicago Naval Magazine in 1944.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro Jr. spoke by phone about the ironclad U.S. support for the Philippines.

The Defense Innovation Board held its summer board meeting in the Pentagon.

The United States and Bahrain held the U.S.-Bahrain Military Consultative Committee in Washington, D.C.