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.
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
The Navy, in coordination with the Pearl Harbor National Memorial, successfully completed the removal of significant portions of two World War II-era mooring platforms from the USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
Airmen assigned to the 18th Operations Support Squadron and the 18th Civil Engineer Squadron teamed up to tackle one of Kadena Air Base's most ambitious airfield repair projects of the year in Okinawa, Japan.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and his wife, Jennifer, dedicated a 14-foot Nellie Stevens Holly Christmas tree to the families of U.S. service members during an inaugural tree lighting ceremony in the Pentagon's courtyard.
Nearly 20 War Department officials, both civilian and military, met with over two dozen members of the newly appointed Pentagon Press Corps during a series of more than 150 round-robin style one-on-one interviews.
For 75 years, the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team has represented the discipline, precision and professionalism of the service to audiences around the world.
The War Department requested information to gauge industry's willingness and ability to make some 300,000 drones quickly and inexpensively β a concrete effort by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth to directly meet the "drone dominance" goals laid out by the president.
More than 2,200 National Guardsmen from across the country are serving as part of Joint Task Force D.C., with an additional 500 on the way, Pentagon Press Secretary Kingsley Wilson said.
The War Department provided an update on the U.S. military's counter-narco-terrorism campaign, Operation Southern Spear, including the casualties inflicted upon suspected narco-terrorists and a reemphasis on how the operation's first kinetic boat strike unfolded.Β
The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season has officially ended, closing another demanding chapter for the Air Force Reserve's 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, known as the Hurricane Hunters.
Airmen assigned to the 18th Operations Support Squadron and the 18th Civil Engineer Squadron teamed up to tackle one of Kadena Air Base's most ambitious airfield repair projects of the year in Okinawa, Japan.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and his wife, Jennifer, dedicated a 14-foot Nellie Stevens Holly Christmas tree to the families of U.S. service members during an inaugural tree lighting ceremony in the Pentagon's courtyard.
Nearly 20 War Department officials, both civilian and military, met with over two dozen members of the newly appointed Pentagon Press Corps during a series of more than 150 round-robin style one-on-one interviews.
For 75 years, the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team has represented the discipline, precision and professionalism of the service to audiences around the world.