President Donald J. Trump has nominated Dan “Razin” Caine to be chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the nation’s highest-ranking military officer and the principal military advisor to the president, defense secretary and National Security Council.
Stephen A. Feinberg testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee after he was nominated by President Donald J. Trump to the position of deputy defense secretary.
Army Command Sgt. Maj. Shane Shorter, senior enlisted leader of Special Operations Command, reflected on deterrence during a panel discussion at the National Defense Industrial Association’s 35th annual Special Operations Symposium in Washington.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth highlighted the importance of the partnership between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia while hosting that country’s defense minister during a bilateral engagement at the Pentagon.
More than 500 Gold Star families attended a family member update to learn how the agency is proceeding in efforts to repatriate the remains of service members who never returned home from the Vietnam War, the Korean War or World War II.
Special Operations Command follows the defense secretary’s top three priorities of warfighting to win, readiness of its people and lethality through modernization, Socom commander Army Gen. Bryan P. Fenton said.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth discussed his priorities of strengthening the military by cutting fiscal fraud, waste and abuse at DOD while also finding ways to refocus the department’s budget.
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.
