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Senate confirms Pete Hegseth as defense secretary

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says 'no more DEI at Department of Defense': 'No exceptions'

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the Department of Defense would be following President Trump's orders immediately and end DEI programs.

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Pete Hegseth Meets the Media for First Time as Secretary of Defense — Vows to Execute Trump’s Orders ‘Without Excuse’

Defense secretary Pete Hegseth addressed the media for the first time since being sworn in and vowed to carry out President Donald Trump’s orders “swiftly and without excuse.” Hegseth was confirmed on Friday by the narrowest possible margin when Vice President JD Vance cast the vote to break a 50-50 tie in the Senate,

The New York Times · 2d

Pete Hegseth Is Sworn In as Defense Secretary After Being Confirmed by Slim Margin

Pete Hegseth has vowed to bring his “warrior” ethos to the Pentagon. Democrats had assailed him as unfit for the job, and his confirmation came down to Vice President JD Vance serving as tiebreaker.

Air Force restores use of Tuskegee Airmen training videos

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Air Force restores use of Tuskegee Airmen training videos as Hegseth starts first day

The Air Force has restored the use of training material referring to the storied Tuskegee Airmen after a temporary delay

Air Force Times · 1d

Air Force pulls class with Tuskegee Airmen video after DEI order

The military and other agencies have scrambled to comply with President Trump's sweeping executive order barring DEI programs.

Las Vegas Review-Journal · 1h

Air Force restores use of Tuskegee Airmen training videos

The swirl of confusion reflects an ongoing struggle as leaders across the Defense Department try to purge diversity mentions from their websites and training.

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Hegseth arrives for 1st day at Pentagon stressing Defense's mission to protect 'sovereign territory of the US'

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth vowed to quickly comply with President Donald Trump's border executive orders upon arriving ...

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Iron Dome for America: Hegseth teases Israeli-style air-defense system order

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday the Pentagon will pursue an Iron Dome-style missile-defense system for the United ...

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Some Senate Republicans defend Trump's firing of 17 inspectors general

Several key U.S. Senate Republicans on Sunday defended President Donald Trump'sdecision to fire independent government ...

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'Proud moment': Acting defense secretary grew up in RI, son of a retired Marine general

It's been a proud couple of days for Warren's John J. Salesses, father of the acting secretary of defense, Robert G. Salesses ...

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The United States Can’t Afford to Not Harden Its Air Bases

For decades, the United States has relied on airpower and the qualitative superiority of its aircraft to gain an advantage ...

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Iowa's US Sen. Joni Ernst will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth as secretary of defense

Joni Ernst said Tuesday she will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth to lead the U.S. Department of Defense ... and doing my job ...

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Trump presses pause on parts of the federal government

Heads of federal agencies turned Trump’s executive orders into mandates to cut communication with outside parties, halt most ...

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United States: Pentagon orders 1,500 troops, additional assets to southern border

The US Department of Defense is deploying 1,500 active-duty service members along with additional air and intelligence assets ...

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