To build a leaner, more lethal force, the Army must transform at an accelerated pace by divesting outdated, redundant and inefficient programs, as well as restructuring headquarters and acquisition systems, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said.
A panel of senior Defense Department officials testified regarding their respective organizations’ progress in developing the country’s next-generation missile defense shield.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visited the newly created New Mexico National Defense Area to meet with service members assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border. U.S. service members continue to support efforts carrying out President Donald J. Trump’s executive orders on protecting the territorial integrity of the United States.
Christopher Bell, winner of last year’s Memorial Day weekend NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway in North Carolina, visited Arlington National Cemetery and toured the Pentagon.
The Defense Department is in a better place now than it was in 2023 regarding dealing with the threat posed by unmanned systems to domestic military installations, Mark Roosevelt Ditlevson, acting assistant secretary of defense for homeland defense and hemispheric affairs, said.
Defense Department leaders testified on the department’s financial situation during a House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform government operations subcommittee hearing.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed a memorandum directing a comprehensive review of medical conditions that disqualify individuals from joining the military.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visited the newly created New Mexico National Defense Area today to meet with service members assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border.
