From the moment women entered the combat arms, the Pentagon focused on maintaining standards over anything else — and, in ...

Hegseth lamented changes to Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, changes which allowed military members to be open ... evidence-based policy, and a commitment to national security above outdated biases.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Sunday ordered a sweeping review of military fitness standards ... That potential shift has served as something of a policy North Star for the defense secretary ...

Wilson Beaver is a senior policy advisor in the ... This has posed a critical threat to military readiness and lethality at the Department of Defense. Changes in the name of diversity, equity ...

Military academies could increasingly show what President Trump wants to see from public schools and colleges. While K-12 ...

The Defense secretary aims to purge climate work from the Pentagon. But critics say his carve-out for weather resiliency ...

The defense secretary’s focus on “lethality” could mean “wanton killing and wholesale destruction and disregard for law,” one ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth quipped that the Trump administration has wiped out "99.9%" of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives (DEI) from the military during a Cabinet meeting on ...

“That’s Secretary Hegseth ... military since 2012, with a focus on the Air Force and Space Force. She has reported on some of the Defense Department’s most significant acquisition, budget ...

The new directive “launches one of the most ambitious efforts in decades to modernize how the department is organized and operates," Eric Pahon said.

He is a staunch proponent of making all standards the same, regardless of gender, and military officials are braced for changes as reviews continue. In a March 12 memo, Hegseth said the ...

TOKYO — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called Japan ... U.S. engagement in the region may change under President Donald Trump's “America First” policy, Japanese defense officials ...