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- Climate Action Team Leads DOD Efforts to Adapt to Climate Change EffectsThe Climate Action Team, composed of planners, engineers, researchers and landscape architects, stood up in March to translate climate change-related policy directives to action and implementation.
- DOD Working to Mitigate Climate Change Effects on InstallationsWildfires have impacted the Defense Department's ability to conduct training on West Coast installations in recent years, while hurricanes adversely affected East Coast installations. A DOD official discussed what the department is doing to address such threats.
- Official Describes Impacts of Climate Change, Standup of Climate Working GroupImpacts of climate change –rising sea levels, drought, increased wildfire intensity and storm severity, and others – affect people, equipment and property worldwide, and that means they affect the Defense Department.
- Defense Leaders Provide COVID-19 Vaccination UpdateAs of this week, all Defense Department personnel and beneficiaries can get a COVID-19 vaccination appointment, Dr. Terry Adirim, acting assistant secretary of defense for health affairs, said.
- Commander Says Africa Is Too Important for Americans to IgnoreAfrica is a continent of tremendous possibilities but also tremendous dangers, and the U.S. ignores the nations of Africa at its own peril, the commander of the U.S. Africa Command said.
- Official Says Women's Contributions Are Vital to DOD, Allies and PartnersRepresentatives from ally and partner nations in southeast Europe spoke at a conference about the important role women play in their armed forces.
- U.S. Plans to Keep Threats in Check Even After Afghanistan WithdrawalThough U.S. forces must be out of Afghanistan by Sept. 11, that doesn't mean the U.S. will be at the mercy of groups like ISIS, al-Qaida or the Taliban if they want to create problems and threaten U.S. interests, the commander of U.S. Central Command said.