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Navy Leaders Testify on FY27 Budget Request

  • War.gov
  • May 19, 2026 | 01:48:47

Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Eric M. Smith, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle and Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee on the Department of the Navy's fiscal year 2027 budget request during a hearing in Washington, May 19, 2026.

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What's Your D-Day IQ?

A historical photo of D-Day.

See how much you know about the largest amphibious assault in history, a turning point for the U.S. and Allied forces in World War II.

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Remembering D-Day

The text "D-Day" and "June 6, 1944" over a hazy image of the American flag and troops in a small boat and the water.

The Allied troops who landed in Nazi-occupied France on D-Day successfully executed the largest air, land and sea invasion in history — and they did so amid stakes that couldn't have been higher.

The text "D-Day" and "June 6, 1944" over a hazy image of the American flag and troops in a small boat and the water.
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Delivering Peace Through Strength

A missile launches out of the ocean and leaves behind spray, smoke and fire during the day.

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.

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We Prepare. You Should, Too.

A soldier is hugged on either side by two residents while another looks on near hurricane debris in front of a home.

Service members train and prepare year-round so when disasters strike, troops are ready to help those in harm's way. Learn how you can prepare, too.

A soldier is hugged on either side by two residents while another looks on near hurricane debris in front of a home.