Tokio, March 31, 2025.- During a joint press conference in Tokyo today, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the Defense Department has started phase one of upgrading U.S. Forces Japan to a joint force headquarters. The department originally announced in 2024 that USFJ would be upgraded from a primarily administrativeContinuar Leyendo
Washington, March 29, 2025.- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth traveled to Iwo Jima today to join other senior U.S. and Japanese officials in commemorating the 80th anniversary of that island’s major World War II battle. Iconified by a world-renowned photo of U.S. Marines raising the United States flag atop Mount Suribachi,Continuar Leyendo
Washington, March 28, 2025.- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrived today in Guam, where he addressed hundreds of troops stationed in the region and a group of World War II veterans in attendance about the Defense Department’s aligned core tenets of restoring the warrior ethos, rebuilding the military and reestablishing deterrence.Continuar Leyendo
Washington, March 13, 2025.- Senior-level leaders of the joint force testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee yesterday on border enforcement operations and a new domestic missile defense program. Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. James J. Mingus said troop readiness is taken into account more now than it wasContinuar Leyendo
Washington, March 12, 2025.- The 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group, better known as the «boneyard,» contains nearly 4,000 aircraft and 6,650 aircraft engines, making it the largest aircraft storage and preservation facility in the world. AMARG, located at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona, is creating efficiencies andContinuar Leyendo
Washington, March 11, 2025.- Last month, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed a memorandum directing that Fort Liberty, North Carolina, be renamed as Fort Bragg. Today, that order was implemented. The new name for the largest installation in the Army honors Army Pfc. Roland L. Bragg, a native of Maine, whoContinuar Leyendo
Washington, March 02, 2025.- The Pentagon is deploying a Stryker Brigade Combat Team and a General Support Aviation Battalion to the southwestern border, accelerating efforts to fulfill President Donald J. Trump’s directive to bolster military support in securing the U.S. – Mexico border. The units, equipped with wheeled vehicle andContinuar Leyendo
Washington, Feb 26, 2025.- President Donald J. Trump announced the nomination of Dan «Razin» Caine for the position of chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Feb. 21, 2025. The chairman is the nation’s highest-ranking military officer and the principal military advisor to the president, defense secretary and National SecurityContinuar Leyendo
Washington, Feb 26, 2025.- Pentagon Press Secretary John Ullyot provided the following readout: On Feb. 24, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth received the Saudi Minister of Defense, His Royal Highness (HRH) Khalid bin Salman at the Pentagon, where he reaffirmed the critical defense partnership between the United States and theContinuar Leyendo
Washington, Feb 17, 2025.- U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command’s most senior leader pointed out three topics that have «direct implications for homeland defense» during a posture hearing today before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill. Air Force Gen. Gregory M. Guillot told the committeeContinuar Leyendo
