May 25, 2025 Hegseth Reminds Americans Freedom Comes at a Cost Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivered the State of Freedom address ahead of the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in North Carolina, reminding Americans of the ultimate sacrifice made by service members.
April 9, 2025 Hegseth Says U.S. Partnering With Panama to Secure Canal, Deter China Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced an expanded partnership between the U.S. and Panama to secure the Panama Canal in order to counter "China's maligned influence" in the region.
March 25, 2025 Hegseth Gives Order to Enhance Military Mission at Southern Border Service members assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border have a new directive: conduct patrols.
March 19, 2025 Hegseth Says Air, Space Forces Key to Deterring, Engaging in Future Conflicts Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth remarked on the value of the Air Force and Space Force in both deterring and engaging in future military conflicts while speaking at the Department of the Air Force Summit at Joint Base Andrews, Md.
March 18, 2025 Official: Roughly 21,000 DOD Civilians Volunteered for Deferred Resignation As part of DOD's effort to align its civilian workforce with national security priorities, the department has been actively processing Deferred Resignation Program applications while working to achieve a strategic reduction in manpower of 5-8%.
March 14, 2025 Senate Confirms New Deputy Defense Secretary Stephen A. Feinberg was sworn in as the Defense Department's 36th deputy defense secretary and will be responsible for DOD's day-to-day business, including executing the defense secretary's priorities and managing the department's budget.
March 13, 2025 Securing the Southern Border: Two Months of Decisive Action In the two months since President Donald J. Trump's inauguration Jan. 20, 2025, the administration has launched a multi-front campaign to secure the U.S.-Mexico border, targeting cartels, transnational criminal organizations and illegal immigration.
Feb. 13, 2025 Hegseth Tells NATO Hard Power Provides Deterrence, Defense Following a meeting of NATO defense ministers, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that America's allies must do more to defend Europe.
Feb. 11, 2025 Defense Secretary Discusses Force Posturing in Africa, Europe Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth spoke about DOD's force posturing priorities on the European and African continents while meeting with members of the media during a visit to U.S. Africa Command in Stuttgart, Germany.
Feb. 3, 2025 Defense Secretary Says Full Control of Southern Border Equals 'Mission Accomplishment' Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that full control of the southern border is the goal of the current administration and all of the intergovernmental agencies working to enforce border security.