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Historical Office > DOD/DOW History > Pentagon > History
The Pentagon is three in one: It is a building, an institution, and a symbol. It is an engineering marvel—a product of its time and civilization. Born of necessity, built in great haste, and occupied section by section, it turned out to be a much better building than anyone expected or had a right to expect.
WELCOME TO THE PENTAGON HANDBOOK
The Welcome to the Pentagon Handbook provides all Pentagon employees with a detailed reference guide to the services found within the 200-acre complex. The chapters provided will help you become familiar with the basic information about the following services: Transportation Pentagon Access Navigating the Pentagon Services for People with Disabilities Pentagon Security Services and Amenities ...
Pentagon Self Guided Tour Brochure - U.S. Department of Defense
The panels on the left and right represent the medals awarded and the panels on the back wall display the names of the victims. The 9/11 Memorial is attached to the Pentagon chapel. Exit memorial to corridor 4, follow corridor 4 back A Ring in front of escalators and exit building to the center courtyard.
2026 National Defense Strategy
Rather than protect and advance Americans’ interests, they opened our borders, forgot the wisdom of the Monroe Doctrine, ceded influence in our hemisphere, and outsourced America’s industry, including the defense industrial base (DIB) upon which our forces rely. They sent America’s brave sons and daughters to fight war after rudderless war to topple regimes and nation-build halfway ...
Pentagon - U.S. Department of Defense
The Historical Office of the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) dates to 1949. It is one of the longest serving continuously operating offices in the Office of the Secretary of Defense and has been recognized for the excellence of its publications and programs for over a half century. The mission of the historical office is to collect, preserve, and present the history of the Office of ...
WELCOME TO THE PENTAGON 2025
THE PENTAGON Conceived in the summer of 1941, and completed at breakneck speed in only 16 months, the Pentagon initially fulfilled a seemingly conventional task. Covering nearly 29 acres, it provided much-needed office space for thousands of War Department employees scattered in buildings and temporary structures in Washington, D.C. and the surrounding region. On any given day in the years ...
2025 Annual Report to Congress: Military and Security Developments ...
REPORT TO CONGRESS ON MILITARY AND SECURITY DEVELOPMENTS INVOLVING THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 2025 I
Transforming the Defense Acquisition System into the Warfighting ...
TheDepartmentwill restore innovation, accelerateproduction, gainnegotiating leverage, andmoreeectivelymanagecost and schedule growthbypromoting competitionwith loweredbarriers toentry anddiversificationof primeand subcontractor sourcingwithout sacrificingquality.Newmarketntrants foster increasedcompetition, providingdiverse technologies andsystemswith varying capabilities andpricepoints ...
Historical Office > DOD/DOW History > Pentagon > 9/11 Attack
The prompt response and subsequent performance of federal, state, and especially local agencies, in particular their coordination and cooperation with each other and with Pentagon authorities, provided invaluable lessons for dealing with other large-scale emergencies in the future. Dr. Alfred Goldberg, Former OSD Historian Pentagon 9/11 .
Artificial Intelligence Strategy for the Department of War
JAN - 9 2026 MEMORANDUM FOR SENIOR PENTAGON LEADERSHIP COMMANDERS OF THE COMBATANT COMMANDS DEFENSE AGENCY AND DOW FIELD ACTIVITY DIRECTORS SUBJECT: Artificial Intelligence Strategy for the Department of War
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