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DOW Launches National Workforce Development Initiative

  • War.gov
  • July 2, 2026 | 22:31

Michael Duffey, undersecretary of war for acquisition and sustainment, and Michael Cadenazzi, assistant secretary of war for industrial base policy, present television host Mike Rowe with a check for $10 million, formally launching the Build Freedom Initiative during a ceremony at the Pentagon, July 2, 2026. The Build Freedom Initiative is a national campaign to help rebuild America’s defense manufacturing workforce and make skilled trades a first-choice career path.

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National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial

Lights illuminate memorial benches at the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial.

The Pentagon Memorial is the first national memorial dedicated to honoring the 184 people whose lives were lost when hijackers flew a jetliner into the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001.

Lights illuminate memorial benches at the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial.
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USS New York: A City on the Sea

A sailor and Marine frame either side of the view of a ship sailing by land in the distance.

With a simple and powerful motto, the Navy's USS New York demonstrates military might and is a symbol that the world will "Never Forget" the 9/11 attacks.

A sailor and Marine frame either side of the view of a ship sailing by land in the distance.
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Floods, Tornadoes, Hurricanes! Are You Prepared?

A satellite image from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration taken at 3:30 p.m. EDT on Oct. 10, 2018, shows the position of Hurricane Michael over a map of the Florida panhandle.

Do you know what to do when disaster strikes?

A satellite image from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration taken at 3:30 p.m. EDT on Oct. 10, 2018, shows the position of Hurricane Michael over a map of the Florida panhandle.
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Delivering Peace Through Strength

Three soldiers in tactical gear move through a field in the dark illuminated by green light as seen through a night vision lens.

From defending America's borders and fighting drug trafficking to changes in culture and business operations to better build the nation's arsenal of freedom, President Donald J. Trump and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth are ushering in a new era characterized by peace through strength.

Three soldiers in tactical gear move through a field in the dark illuminated by green light as seen through a night vision lens.