This week, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth unveiled the War Department's own AI tool, and the department partnered again with the Interior Department to strengthen border security.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth joined numerous members of Congress and a handful of senior military officials to mark the official relocation of U.S. Space Command from Peterson Space Force Base, Colo., to Redstone Arsenal, Ala.
Every year at the Army-Navy football game, one of the most anticipated traditions is the "prisoner exchange," and this year marks the 50th year of the exchange program between the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y.
Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, a military police officer assigned to the 863rd Military Police Company, West Virginia Army National Guard, was laid to rest with full military honors during a ceremony at the West Virginia National Cemetery in Grafton, W.Va.
War Department leaders provided an update during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing in Washington on the National Guard's mobilization and responsibilities in supporting homeland defense.Β
As the U.S. military and its adversaries shift focus to the Arctic, working with partner nations in cold-weather regions to make sure our warfighters can survive those extremes has never been more important.
Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support's Clothing and Textiles supply chain has a unique team of 13 embroiderers in its flag room, where Embroidery Digitizer Machine Operator Cindy Chong and Sewing Machine Operator Nancy Chhim made the first West-Hemcom flag.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth welcomed Australia's Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Richard Marles and the United Kingdom's Defense Secretary John Healey to the Pentagon for a meeting concerning a trilateral partnership between the three countries.
The Army activated the U.S. Army Western Hemisphere Command in a ceremony at Fort Bragg, N.C. β uniting U.S. Army Forces Command, U.S. Army North and U.S. Army South into a single, four-star operational headquarters.
Approximately 300 Indiana National Guard soldiers arrived in Washington to support the D.C. Safe and Beautiful, Joint Task Force District of Columbia mission.
Leaders from the U.S. Air Force, partnering nations and community members gathered for a traditional "push ceremony," marking the official beginning of Operation Christmas Drop 2025 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced GenAI.mil, a secure generative AI platform for every member of the Department of War, in an email to the department.
Ten teams are competing in the inaugural U.S. Army Europe and Africa Best Drone Warfighter Competition at the 7th Army Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area in Germany.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth presented a preview of the War Department's forthcoming National Defense Strategy during a keynote speech, outlining four lines of effort for the department to take, so as to guarantee peace through strength for the U.S. and its allies in the coming years.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth directed in a memorandum that a barracks task force be stood up to develop a departmentwide investment plan for barracks improvements and report its progress to him within 30 days.Β
This week, the War Department adopted a "drone dominance" philosophy, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth attended the funeral of Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom and the department's Office of Inspector General submitted its review to Congress regarding the use of Signal.
Army Brig. Gen. Matt Ross, director of Joint Interagency Task Force 401, visited the National Capital Region Coordination Center to meet with senior leaders from the Department of Homeland Security, the Transportation Security Administration, the Federal Air Marshal Service and Air Force personnel.Β
The call for drone dominance has taken center stage recently, with Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announcing an ambitious plan to outfit combat units with tens of thousands of unmanned systems in 2026 and hundreds of thousands more by 2027.