DOD succeeds through teamwork, as it will: Join forces with allies and partners Buttress diplomacy and advance foreign policy that employs all instruments of national power, creating integrated deterrence Prioritize rebuilding mutually beneficial defense relationships around the world to maintain DOD’s competitive edge far from American shores Build partner nation capacity and increase interoperability Embrace international cooperation for a better, safer, more resilient, more prosperous world DOD works in partnership with our Nation.