Pete Hegseth

Pentagon to Launch Low Testosterone Checks for Troops

The US Department of Defense is planning to integrate annual testosterone deficiency screenings for service members as part of routine health assessments.

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Israel Tells Pentagon Chief Will Keep Troops in Lebanon, Syria, Gaza ‘Security Zones’

Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz told his US counterpart Pete Hegseth early Thursday that Israel is determined to keep its forces in "security zones" it has carved out inside Lebanon, Syria and the Gaza Strip.

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US Appeals Court Limits Trump Administration’s Transgender Military Ban

A federal appeals court has ruled that the Trump administration cannot remove transgender troops currently serving in the US military.

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Hegseth Urges Europe on D-Day to Counter Present-Day ‘Invasion’

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth urged Europe to counter what he termed an "invasion" of its coastline by migration, as he marked the 82nd anniversary of the World War II D-Day landings in France.

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Pentagon Sends Reps to Absorb Ukraine’s Drone Warfare Techniques

The US Department of Defense has deployed representatives to Ukraine to study drone combat and apply battlefield lessons to American military operations.

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Pentagon Prepares Major Military Reorganization Plan: Report

US officials are working on a plan for a reorganization of the military requested by Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth that would reduce four-star generals and consolidate some international command centers, the Washington Post reported on Monday.

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New US Strike on Alleged Drug Boat in Pacific Kills Four

A strike on an alleged drug-trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean killed four people on Thursday, the US military said, amid a growing controversy over a campaign that has taken more than 87 lives.

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Pentagon Launches $1B Program to Procure 300,000 Attack Drones

The US Department of Defense has initiated a $1-billion program to significantly scale up domestic drone manufacturing.

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Pentagon Chief Says US Has ‘Only Just Begun’ Striking Alleged Drug Boats

The United States has "only just begun" targeting alleged drug-trafficking boats, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth insisted Tuesday, despite a growing outcry over strikes that critics say amount to extrajudicial killings.

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US Strikes on Alleged Drug Boats Kill Six More People

US forces have killed six more people in strikes on alleged drug-running boats, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday, bringing the campaign's total number of deaths — which critics describe as illegal executions — to 76.

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