Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth also credited the "Trump effect" for the boost in military recruitment at the end of 2024.

Pete Hegseth is the U.S. Defense Secretary and serves under President Donald Trump during his second term in office. Hegseth ...

Pete Hegseth's controversial confirmation as Secretary of Defense highlights his unique background and conservative views on military policy.

In Iraq, Hegseth also served as an assistant ... "Outstanding performance. CPT Pete Hegseth is the best CPT in this command (#1 of 12)," the report says. "Pete clearly rose to the top of his ...

Sen. Tammy Duckworth, who lost both legs in Iraq, talked to TIME ahead of Pete Hegseth's confirmation hearing about his ...

The Senate is muscling Pete Hegseth's nomination to lead the defense ... as a veteran of the Army National Guard who served tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, “will bring a warrior's perspective ...

Democrats say Hegseth’s lack of experience, comments about women and Black troops, and allegations of excessive drinking and sexual misconduct make him unfit to serve. Some takeaways from the hearing: ...

Pete Hegseth, an Iraq and Afghanistan war veteran and former Fox News host who promised to “return the Pentagon to the warfighters,” was confirmed as President Trump’s defense secretary in a ...

Following his confirmation, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is poised to be one of modern history’s most transformative ...

Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon endured fierce Democratic grilling over everything from his inexperience, alleged drinking and his past opposition to women in combat to emerge largely unscathed ...

The moment that Pete Hegseth’s life changed forever came in Iraq at a base named for two U.S. soldiers killed in a mortar attack. It was March 2006, and the war was going badly for the Americans.