Pete Hegseth’s message to American allies on his first two overseas trips as US defense secretary could not have been more different.

Over 80,000 Marines, soldiers, and sailors from our two countries fought at Iwo Jima. More than 26,000 died here. Today, we revere their courage. Today, we remember their valor and

Pete Hegseth blamed the previous Biden Administration for insufficient actions that emboldened aggressors like China.

Nobody’s texting war plans,” insisted Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to reporters in Hawaii on Wednesday. And yet, as Goldberg reported, Hegseth described airstrikes that would be carried out by Navy F-18s based on an aircraft carrier in the Red Sea,

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth emphasised the strong alliance between the United States and Japan in addressing Chinese aggression in the Taiwan Strait, as reported by Al Jazeera.US Defense Secretary,

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has arrived in the Philippines, according to the US Embassy in Manila. The embassy shared photos of Hegseth’s arrival in the country on Thursday evening. “US Department of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is in the Philippines as the United States builds on unprecedented cooperation with like-minded countries,

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed a sweeping review of military standards across all branches, aiming to reinforce the United States military’s readiness and discipline. This directive,

The United States will enhance its military alliance with the Philippines as it aims to “reestablish deterrence” to counter “China’s aggression” in the Indo-Pacific region, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday during a trip to Manila.

The Department of Defense is to "realign" the size of its workforce and "restructure" it to "supercharge our American warfighters."