Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine, and Special Assistant to the Secretary of Defense, performing the duties of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer Bryn Woollacott MacDonnell testify during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the Department of Defense budget request for fiscal year 2026 and the Future Years Defense Program at the Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C., June 18, 2025. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Kubitza)