The search is on for qualified officials who are both MAGA-friendly and willing to work with an unqualified defense secretary ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday in Singapore attempted to woo Asian defense leaders to Washington’s side as he warned of the “imminent” threat China poses to the Indo-Pacific region.

“Under the leadership of President Trump, the message to our adversaries in these first 100 days has been undeniably clear: America is back,” Hegseth said. “At the Defense Department that ...

Pete Hegseth is an outspoken ... some of the recruitment challenges the military has faced in recent years. He denounced “woke” generals and military academy leaders in his most recent book ...

innovation and preparedness for achieving any challenge that lies ahead,” he said. Mr. Hegseth has already fired a raft of military leaders, many of them people of color and women. He fired the ...

The move follows a purge of top military leaders that occurred in the opening weeks of President Donald Trump’s return to office. In his memo, Hegseth ... for any challenge that lies ahead.” ...

During his confirmation hearing in January, Hegseth was asked whether the U.S. military under his leadership would abide by the Geneva Conventions and prohibitions on torture. “What we are not ...