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Col. Matthew Johnson, White Sands Missile Range Test Center (WSTC) Commander, attended the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) ribbon-cutting ceremony for their new Batch Plant on Aug. 19, 2025, in support of an installation partner. - Col. Matthew Johnson, White Sands Missile Range Test Center (WSTC) Commander, attended the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) ribbon-cutting ceremony for their new Batch Plant on Aug. 19, 2025, in support of an installation partner.

wide view from workshop hall with participants - From August 4-6, 2025, DTRA's International Counterproliferation Program (ICP), in partnership with the EU CBRN CoE and UNICRI, hosted the AFRICA SHIELD 2025 Regional Counterproliferation Workshop in Rabat, Morocco.

DTRA participated in a simulation exercise with the Philippine Army to enhance its capability to respond to Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) threats. - Courtesy: Philippine Army / Facebook

group portrait of participants at the International Counterproliferation Program (ICP) Terrorism and Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Workshop - The U.S. Government, through the United States Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), in coordination with the Department of State Bureau of Arms Control and Nonproliferation (DoS ACN), supported security professionals in Africa through the delivery of the International Counterproliferation Program (ICP) Terrorism and Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Workshop in Tunis, Tunisia from July 21-25, 2025.

An aircraft is shown inside a hanger under green light. - An Air Force B-2 Spirit prepares for Operation Midnight Hammer at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., June 21, 2025.

Recently, DTRA made headlines living up to our mission to deter strategic attacks against the United States and our allies. - Recently, DTRA made headlines living up to our mission to deter strategic attacks against the United States and our allies. We continue to prevent, reduce, and counter WMD and emerging threats and prevail against WMD-armed adversaries in crisis and conflict.

Members from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s (DTRA), Audit Team were announced as the winner of the Large Team Achievement Award from the Society of Defense Financial Management (SDFM), Washington Chapter at a ceremony at the Washington Convention Center, March 26th. - Members from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s (DTRA), Audit Team were announced as the winner of the Large Team Achievement Award from the Society of Defense Financial Management (SDFM), Washington Chapter at a ceremony at the Washington Convention Center, March 26th.

Local high school students gather to listen to closing remarks by Treniece Terry, Defense Threat Reduction Agency technical engagements program manager, during the Seventh Annual Aerospace Summit at Joint Base Andrews, Md., March 4, 2025. The 1st Helicopter Squadron provided a UH-1N Huey for static display, enabling students the opportunity to view the helicopter close-up. (U.S. Air Force photo by Patrick Griffith) - Local high school students gather to listen to closing remarks by Treniece Terry, Defense Threat Reduction Agency technical engagements program manager, during the Seventh Annual Aerospace Summit at Joint Base Andrews, Md., March 4, 2025. The 1st Helicopter Squadron provided a UH-1N Huey for static display, enabling students the opportunity to view the helicopter close-up. (U.S. Air Force photo by Patrick Griffith)

eft to right, Defense Technical Information Center Administrator Christopher Thomas; Defense Threat Reduction Agency Director of Acquisition, Contracts and Logistics Directorate Teresa Kless; Defense Contract Audit Agency Deputy Director Debra Caw; and Defense Logistics Agency Director Army Lt. Gen. Mark Simerly, , light the holiday tree during a ceremony accompanied by two preschool students from the McNamara Headquarters Complex Child Development Center - Left to right, Defense Technical Information Center Administrator Christopher Thomas; Defense Threat Reduction Agency Director of Acquisition, Contracts and Logistics Directorate Teresa Kless; Defense Contract Audit Agency Deputy Director Debra Caw; and Defense Logistics Agency Director Army Lt. Gen. Mark Simerly, , light the holiday tree during a ceremony accompanied by two preschool students from the McNamara Headquarters Complex Child Development Center at the McNamara Headquarters Complex in Fort Belvoir, Virginia, Dec. 10, 2024. Photo by Chris Lynch.

group photo - 48th Fighter Wing Airmen and conventional armed forces-Europe treaty inspection team members pose for a photo at RAF Lakenheath, England, Nov. 26, 2024. Evaluators observe not only the equipment and operational readiness of a unit, but also the Airmen themselves, gaining valuable insights into their daily routines. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Renee Nicole S.N. Finona)