Pentagon's Hegseth says US command in 'warrior' Japan being upgraded to deter China

Secure America’s ‘Pacific Heartland’ Now!

On Saturday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth marked the 80th anniversary of the battle of Iwo Jima, liberated from Imperial Japan in World War II at a cost of 26,000 killed. This occasion, like the rest of Pete’s travels across the Western Pacific last week, offered a most-needed reminder of the importance of the vast region’s strategic islands – and the magnitude of the folly of allowing Communist China to dominate any of them. Simply put: We ri…

Letter: What will America look like after 4 years?

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s war room humiliation was predictable. Worse, it is repeatable throughout every executive agency. Inept Trump placed an incompetent person to run Defense. Hegseth began by purging all DOD references to minorities, pausing only to fire…

SECDEF Hegseth orders 'same standard' for men, women in combat roles

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth signed a memorandum on Sunday requiring the U.S. military to establish universal standards for both men and women serving in combat roles. In a Sunday video recorded on his way back to the United States following his trip to Japan, Hegseth said, “It’s Sunday, but of course, we’re still working. I want to show you one thing. It’s a new memorandum that’s coming out today on combat arms standards. You see, for far …

Hegseth needs to clean up his sloppy operation - Washington Examiner

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth could only have been confirmed in the glow of Trump’s Golden Age. His resume boasts commendable highlights, particularly his military service and Ivy League education, but there was nothing that qualified him to head a department with 3.4 million personnel and an $850 billion budget. An impressive man, sure — but not all impressive men should head the Defense Department. Hegseth’s role as a Fox News host, not his s…