Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth welcomed student delegates and their military officer mentors from the 63rd United States Senate Youth Program to the Pentagon, capping off a weeklong visit to Washington.
During a weekly update video, Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell discussed this week’s visit by the defense secretary to the U.S. southern border, base renaming and a standout recruit en route to the United States Military Academy at West Point.
The new name for the largest installation in the Army honors Army Pfc. Roland L. Bragg, a native of Maine, who enlisted in July 1943 at age 23.
