United States Secretary of Defense

Hegseth, South Korea and Defense Secretary

Hegseth Returns to Guantánamo, This Time as Defense Secretary

Mr. Hegseth served at the U.S. Navy base as a National Guard lieutenant. The base is now being used to hold some migrants who face deportation.

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US Defense Secretary Hegseth considering South Korea visit next month, Yonhap says

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is considering making a visit to South Korea next month, the Yonhap news agency reported on Wednesday, citing defence sources.

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Pentagon says no confirmed travel plans after reports of Hegseth considering Korea visit

The Pentagon said Wednesday it does not have any travel plans to announce, following a news report that U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is considering the possibility of a trip to Korea next month.

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U.S. defense secretary reportedly exploring visit to S. Korea next month: sources

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is reportedly exploring making a visit to South Korea next month, following the conclusion of a joint military exercise in mid-March, according to defense sources Wednesday.

Five former US defense secretaries assail Trump's military firings as reckless

Five former U.S. defense secretaries on Thursday condemned President Donald Trump's "reckless" firing of the chairman of the ...

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Former US defense chiefs slam Trump dismissal of Pentagon officials

Five former US defense secretaries on Thursday addressed a letter to lawmakers denouncing as "reckless" the recent firings of ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrives at Guantanamo Bay, calls it 'front lines of the war' on southern border

Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary, arrived at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on Tuesday where he was seen meeting and greeting the troops stationed there.

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Nominee for deputy defense secretary won’t say Russia invaded Ukraine or how Pentagon will cut workforce

Stephen Feinberg, President Donald Trump’s nominee for deputy defense secretary, declined Tuesday to say whether Russia ...

Hegseth: Pentagon doing ‘complete review’ of Afghanistan withdrawal

Pete Hegseth touted Lt. Gen. Dan "Razin" Caine as the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, highlighting that he was not involved in the Afghanistan withdrawal.

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Judge blocks Trump administration’s mass firing of federal workers

The judge said that the Office of Personnel Management had no authority to order government organizations to fire workers.

Thomasville raised, former U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III honored with street renaming

THOMASVILLE, Ga. (WCTV) - Former U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III, the nation’s first Black defense secretary, was ...

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Defense secretary defends Pentagon firings, says more dismals may come

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is defending President Donald Trump ‘s firing of the nation’s senior military officer and a wave of dismals at the Pentagon, insisting that ...

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US mineral deal with Ukraine is 'total extortion': Britain's former defense secretary

I’m not sure (Trump) has right to extort anything from Ukraine, who's, by the way, desperate and trying to survive,' says Ben ...

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DOGE could do more harm than good at Department of Defense

Unless the trajectory of the Department of Government Efficiency is reversed as it descends on the Pentagon, it will not ...

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