Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recognized Minnesota Vikings running back Aaron Jones and Arizona Cardinals tight end Elijah Higgins for visiting troops abroad and carrying on their parents’ legacy of service.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth urged midshipmen to embrace a renewed warrior ethos and focus on military readiness during his first visit to the U.S. Naval Academy since his confirmation in January.
Retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan Caine, nominee for chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the military’s top priority is to create peace through strength and to fight and win the nation’s wars during testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directed military departments to build plans that define and identify the combat arms and noncombat arms occupations within their respective military services.
The Defense Department’s No. 1 priority is defending the homeland, said Rafael F. Leonardo, who is performing the duties of assistant secretary of defense for homeland defense and hemispheric affairs.
