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    SECRETARY OF DEFENSE PETE HEGSETH

    SECRETARY OF DEFENSE PETE HEGSETH

    SECRETARY OF DEFENSE PETE HEGSETH    

    Pete Hegseth is the 29th secretary of defense, sworn in on Jan. 25, 2025. A graduate of Princeton University in 2003, Hegseth was commissioned as an infantry officer in the Army National Guard. He participated in several active-duty deployments during his time in service, including operations in Guantanamo Bay, Iraq and Afghanistan.

    70 Featured Videos

    Leaders Speak to Press on Agriculture Security

    Leaders Speak to Press on Agriculture...
    07.08.25 | Courtesy Video | DMA
    Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, Attorney General Pam Bondi and Department of Homeland Security Secretary...
    Hegseth, Caine Hold Press Briefing

    Hegseth, Caine Hold Press Briefing
    06.26.25 | Courtesy Video | TPC
    Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, brief the press at the Pentagon, June 26, 2025.
    Hegseth, Caine Brief Media

    Hegseth, Caine Brief Media
    06.22.25 | Courtesy Video | TPC
    Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. Dan Caine hold a press briefing at the Pentagon, June 22,...
    Hegseth, Caine Testify on DOD Budget Before Senate Armed Services Committee Part 2

    Hegseth, Caine Testify on DOD Budget...
    06.18.25 | Courtesy Video | TPC
     Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth; Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and Bryn Woollacott MacDonnell, performing the...
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    SD Hosts German Minister of Defense

    SD Hosts German Minister of Defense
    07.14.25 | PO1 Alexander Kubitza | OSDPA
    Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth hosts a bilateral exchange with German Minister of Defense Boris Pistorius at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.,...
    SD Hosts German Minister of Defense

    SD Hosts German Minister of Defense
    07.14.25 | PO1 Alexander Kubitza | OSDPA
    Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth hosts a bilateral exchange with German Minister of Defense Boris Pistorius at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.,...
    SD Hosts German Minister of Defense

    SD Hosts German Minister of Defense
    07.14.25 | PO1 Alexander Kubitza | OSDPA
    Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth hosts a bilateral exchange with German Minister of Defense Boris Pistorius at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.,...
    SD Hosts German Minister of Defense

    SD Hosts German Minister of Defense
    07.14.25 | PO1 Alexander Kubitza | OSDPA
    Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth hosts a bilateral exchange with German Minister of Defense Boris Pistorius at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.,...
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    Marine, NFL Rookie Rayuan Lane Visits Pentagon, Meets Defense Secretary

    Marine, NFL Rookie Rayuan Lane Visits...
    07.07.25 | Courtesy Story | TPC
    Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Rayuan Lane III stepped onto the Pentagon's River Entrance parade field and did something few others can claim — he played...
    Special Operations Forces Week comes together to focus on the warrior ethos

    Special Operations Forces Week comes...
    05.08.25 | Michael Bottoms | USSOCOM
    Delegates from more than 60 nations to include the King of Jordan Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein along with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and the...
    Secretary of Defense emphasizes lethality, deterrence on Guam

    Secretary of Defense emphasizes...
    03.28.25 | LCDR Michelle Tucker | CJR-M
    ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam — Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth arrived on Guam March 27 to meet with military and civilian leaders and speak...
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