DOD is sending 1,500 active-duty service members and additional air and intelligence assets to the southern border to augment troops already conducting enforcement operations in that region, Acting Secretary of Defense Robert Salesses said.
President Donald J. Trump named Robert Salesses as acting secretary of defense pending the confirmation of Pete Hegseth for the position.
About 7,800 National Guard troops are on duty during the 60th Presidential Inauguration, continuing of a legacy that began in 1789 when their predecessors escorted George Washington to the first inauguration.
President Donald J. Trump said during his inaugural address as 47th president that he has “no higher responsibility than to defend our country from threats and invasions, and that is exactly what I am going to do.”
The American military has an asymmetrical advantage over any possible adversary with its special operations community, and the processes are in place to keep that advantage going well into the future, said Chris Maier, the assistant secretary of defense for special operations and low-intensity conflict.
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., hosted an Armed Forces Farewell Tribute honoring Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va.
The Defense Department’s chief talent management officer underscored the urgent need to attract members of Generation Z to civilian defense careers during a panel discussion.
President Joe Biden announced a ceasefire and hostage-exchange deal between Israel and Hamas — a truce that Defense Department officials believe signals a possible end to 15 months of conflict in the region.
