The National Security Act also created the United States Air Force, also under the purview of the secretary of defense. The Department of Defense would gain its current name when the National ...

Pete Hegseth, a former Fox News host, has been confirmed as the next United States secretary of defense, receiving the keys to the nation's largest federal agency.

Official websites use .mil A .mil website belongs to an official U.S. Department of Defense organization in the United States ...

In this op-ed, Lt. Col. Jeffery M. Fritz proposes the US buy the Commander Islands from Russia in order to better monitor Chinese subs.

The secretary is responsible for making sure those people are able to do their jobs – which, collectively, is to defend the United States, the American people and U.S. interests.

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said that Libya did not pose a threat to the United States before the U.S. began its military campaign against the North African country. Secretary of State ...

Opinion The job of secretary of defense is to be on the job Jan. 12, 2024 at 7:45 am Updated Jan. 12, 2024 at 8:45 am By Bret Stephens ...