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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.

    76 Featured Videos

    Hegseth Speaks Before Evening Parade

    Hegseth Speaks Before Evening Parade
    07.18.25 | Courtesy Video | TPC
    Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks before a Friday Evening Parade at the oldest post of the Marine Corps, Marine Barracks Washington, July 18,...
    Hegseth Attends Friday Evening Parade

    Hegseth Attends Friday Evening Parade
    07.18.25 | Courtesy Video | TPC
    Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attends a Friday Evening Parade at the oldest post of the Marine Corps, Marine Barracks Washington, July 18, 2025.
    SD Hegseth Hosts Bahrain At Pentagon

    SD Hegseth Hosts Bahrain At Pentagon
    07.17.25 | SSgt Eugene Oliver | OSDPA
    Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth holds a bilateral exchange with Bahrain Crown Prince, Prime Minister, and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed...
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    SD Hosts RSC Task Force at the Pentagon

    SD Hosts RSC Task Force at the Pentagon
    07.23.25 | PO1 Alexander Kubitza | OSDPA
    Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth poses for a photo with the Republican Study Committee National Security Task Force at the Pentagon, Washington,...
    SD Hosts RSC Task Force at the Pentagon

    SD Hosts RSC Task Force at the Pentagon
    07.23.25 | PO1 Alexander Kubitza | OSDPA
    Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth hosts members of the Republican Study Committee National Security Task Force at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.,...
    SD Hosts RSC Task Force at the Pentagon

    SD Hosts RSC Task Force at the Pentagon
    07.23.25 | PO1 Alexander Kubitza | OSDPA
    Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth hosts members of the Republican Study Committee National Security Task Force at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.,...
    SD Hosts RSC Task Force at the Pentagon

    SD Hosts RSC Task Force at the Pentagon
    07.23.25 | PO1 Alexander Kubitza | OSDPA
    Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth hosts members of the Republican Study Committee National Security Task Force at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.,...
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    8 Featured Stories

    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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