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  • Protest against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth by military spouses at a U.S. base in Germany.

    02/13/2025 11:12:28 AM PST · by E. Pluribus Unum · 52 replies
    X.com ^ | 12:05 PM · Feb 13, 2025 | Libs of TikTok✓@libsoftiktok
    They protested his visit because they’re upset he got rid of wokeness and DEI.
  • Hegseth warns Europeans 'realities' of China and border threats prevent US from guaranteeing their security

    02/13/2025 1:10:55 AM PST · by McGruff · 17 replies
    Fox News ^ | Feb 13, 2025 | Morgan Phillips
    Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned Europeans this week that "realities" prevent the U.S. from being its security guarantor, and to expect a drawdown of U.S. forces in the region. "We are focusing on security of our own borders. We also face a peer competitor in the Communist Chinese with the capability and intent to threaten our homeland and core national interests in the Indo-Pacific," Hegseth told a meeting of a Ukraine Defense Contact Group in Belgium on Wednesday. "The U.S. is prioritizing deterring war with China in the Pacific. Recognizing the reality of scarcity and making the resourcing trade-offs to...
  • C-17's 'Silver Bullet' Airstream Trailer Pod Used By Secretary Of Defense Hegseth

    02/12/2025 12:20:01 PM PST · by mairdie · 40 replies
    The Warzone ^ | February 11, 2025 | Howard Altman
    During his first overseas flight as defense secretary, Pete Hegseth shared a video of himself aboard a C-17 Globemaster III transport jet sitting in a Silver Bullet Command and Control Module. The converted Airstream trailer is one of two the Air Force deploys to give senior leaders, like Hegseth and other VVIPs, a secure, quiet place to conduct business in the middle of a noisy, often-crowded cargo aircraft.
  • Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Does Push-Ups, Deadlifts with U.S. Special Forces in Germany

    02/12/2025 7:05:27 AM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 14 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 02/12/2025 | Kristina Wong
    STUTTGART, Germany — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday began his first international trip overseas spending some quality time with American troops stationed in Germany early in the morning for some physical training — or PT, in military-speak. Side-by-side with Green Berets from the 10th Special Forces Group, the 44-year-old defense secretary did the “HERO workout” — a series of exercises honoring those who have fallen in the line of duty. Hegseth did the workout despite arriving to Germany around 2 a.m. that morning and only getting a few hours sleep. Asked why it was important for him to do...
  • Hegseth’s visit to U.S. base in Germany met with student walkout

    02/11/2025 8:51:21 PM PST · by ransomnote · 87 replies
    Washington Post ^ | February 11, 2025 | Dan Lamothe
    BRUSSELS — Dozens of American students at a U.S. military installation in Germany walked out of their middle school on Tuesday as part of protests aimed at an official visit by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, underscoring the scope of disillusionment with the Trump administration’s crackdown on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.The students attend Patch Middle School in Stuttgart, Germany, and peacefully walked out of class for nearly an hour, according to three people familiar with the matter and a letter sent to parents by a school administrator. Separately, a small group of adults dressed in civilian clothing — likely...
  • US won't send troops to Ukraine, Pentagon chief says

    02/11/2025 2:43:10 PM PST · by bimboeruption · 10 replies
    Kiev Independent ^ | 2-11-25 | Kateryna Hodunova
    The U.S. plans to review the deployment of its troops around the world but is not going to send them to Ukraine, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said during a press conference on Feb. 11. Hegseth's remarks come amid ongoing discussions among Western countries about the possible deployment of peacekeeping forces if a ceasefire is negotiated. "We are not sending U.S. troops to Ukraine," Hegseth told reporters in Stuttgart, Germany, during his visit to U.S. European Command and U.S. Africa Command headquarters. Hegseth added that Washington currently has no plans to reduce the U.S. contingent abroad but will review its...
  • US officials are bound for Europe for top-level talks on Ukraine

    02/09/2025 2:02:58 PM PST · by McGruff · 16 replies
    AP ^ | Feb 9, 2025
    President Donald Trump’s national security adviser said Sunday that top administration officials will meet with European officials this week about how to end the war in Ukraine, nearly three years after Russia launched an all-out invasion. Vice President JD Vance will be in Paris on Monday for an artificial intelligence summit that’s gathering government officials and will head later in the week to the Munich Security Conference, where Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will lead the battle-weary country’s delegation. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Trump’s special envoy on Ukraine and Russia, Keith Kellogg, will also be...
  • Full Q&A with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon (VIDEO 21 MINUTES)

    02/09/2025 9:59:50 AM PST · by bitt · 4 replies
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilr7KTRGG1E ^ | Feb. 7, 2025 | Media Magik Entertainment
    Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth hosts a Q&A at the town hall meeting at the Pentagon, Feb. 7, 2025.
  • Secretary of defense on diversity

    02/07/2025 8:14:04 PM PST · by datricker · 36 replies
    X ^ | Pete hegseth
    Pete Hegseth: "The single dumbest phrase in military history is 'our diversity is our strength.' I think our strength is our unity. Our strength is our shared purpose."
  • President Trump, SecDef Pete Hegseth See Military Recruitment Go Through the Roof on Their Watch

    02/05/2025 9:02:38 PM PST · by SeekAndFind · 8 replies
    Red State ^ | 02/05/2025 | Jennifer Oliver O'Connell
    The good news: Our American fighting forces now have President Donald J. Trump as their commander-in-chief and Pete Hegseth as their Secretary of Defense. The better news: because of this, military recruitment has hit its highest record since 2010.The U.S. Army recently announced it shattered previous recruiting records, with December 2024 being the most productive December in 15 years.The branch reported it enlisted nearly 350 soldiers every day that month, Army officials announced Tuesday on social media."Our Recruiters have one of the toughest jobs – inspiring the next generation of #Soldiers to serve. Congratulations and keep up the great work!...
  • Hegseth cancels Black History Month celebrations across armed forces

    02/03/2025 5:40:30 PM PST · by Responsibility2nd · 75 replies
    San Antonio Express News ^ | 02-03-2025 | By Sig Christenson, Staff writer
    U.S. military bases around the world have celebrated Black History Month and similar cultural awareness events for decades. Now, Hegseth says 'Identity Months' are 'Dead at DoD.' Black History Month has been a regular feature of life at Air Force bases around the world for decades. No longer. A memo issued by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, headlined "Identity Months Dead at DoD," wipes Black History Month and similar celebrations off the military calendar — starting immediately. "Our unity and purpose are instrumental to meeting the Department's warfighting mission. Efforts to divide the force — to put one group ahead of...
  • U.S. Air Force Intelligence aircraft have entered Mexican airspace after Mexico agreed to cooperate in fighting the cartels

    02/03/2025 5:14:24 PM PST · by hardspunned · 88 replies
    X ^ | 2/3/25 | Nick Sortor
    This is practically UNHEARD OF. Pete Hegseth sent a warning to the cartels saying “all options are on the table.” President Trump demanded 100% operational control of the border, and Hegseth is delivering.
  • Malicious Compliance [semi-satire]

    02/02/2025 11:30:36 AM PST · by John Semmens · 1 replies
    Semi-News/Semi-Satire ^ | 2 Feb 2025 | John Semmens
    In a brazen attempt to discredit President Trump's executive order that all Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives mandated by the Biden Administration be ceased, the Air Force top brass removed a video of the Tuskegee Airmen and a video about Women Air Force Service Pilots (WASPS) during World War II from from the Air Force Academy's curriculum. Unsurprisingly, this outrage didn't go unnoticed. Incoming Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth called it "a lame effort to slander these valiant airmen and women for political purposes. President Trump's opposition to DEI is not based on racism or sexism. It is based...
  • Pete Hegseth drops huge hint......

    01/31/2025 10:49:28 AM PST · by Red Badger · 123 replies
    Twitter / X / Citizen's Free Press ^ | January 31, 2025 | Staff
    BREAKING: Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth just confirmed that the United States could now conduct special operations against Mexican cartels now that President Trump has declared them foreign terrorist organizations. "All options will be on the table." BREAKING: Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth just confirmed that the United States could now conduct special operations against Mexican cartels now that President Trump has declared them foreign terrorist organizations."All options will be on the table." pic.twitter.com/UhCvRaGRvJ— George (@BehizyTweets) January 31, 2025
  • Hegseth Pulls Milley's Security Detail and Orders Review to Consider Grounds for Demoting Him

    01/29/2025 3:55:30 AM PST · by airdalechief · 46 replies
    redstate.com ^ | 6:46 PM on January 28, 2025 | By streiff
    Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has reportedly pulled retired General Mark Milley's security detail and ordered the Department of Defense IG to convene a board to determine if grounds exist to reduce Milley in rank for actions that "undermine the chain of command" during President Donald Trump's first term. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will announce he is "immediately pulling" retired Gen. Mark Milley's personal security detail and security clearance, multiple senior administration officials tell Fox News. The secretary is also directing the new acting Inspector General to conduct a review board to determine if enough evidence exists for Gen. Milley...
  • Pete Hegseth Hints At Restoring Original Confederate Names Of U.S. Military Bases [Fort Bragg et al]

    01/28/2025 5:44:53 PM PST · by Olog-hai · 69 replies
    Huffington Post ^ | Jan 27, 2025, 07:22 PM EST | Sanjana Karanth
    In his first remarks as President Donald Trump’s defense secretary, Pete Hegseth referred to two U.S. military bases by their former Confederate names, appearing to hint that he might possibly restore them. Speaking to reporters on Monday ― his first day on the job after being narrowly confirmed by the Senate ― the National Guard veteran laid out what he envisions for the Pentagon under Trump’s administration. Hegseth expressed support for the president’s executive orders that would scrap the military’s diversity and inclusion initiatives, reinstate soldiers “who were pushed out because of COVID mandates” and create an Iron Dome-like missile...
  • WOW! Here is the Sneaky GOP Senator Behind Pete Hegseth’s Ex-Sister-in-Law’s 11th Hour Hit Piece Affidavit

    01/28/2025 5:07:51 PM PST · by Kazan · 57 replies
    Gateway Pundit ^ | Jan. 28, 2025 | by Cristina Laila
    The Wall Street Journal revealed that GOP Senator Thom Tillis was behind helping Pete Hegseth’s former sister-in-law get her 11th hour affidavit with allegations of abuse to Senators before the confirmation vote.As previously reported, Senators received an 11th hour affidavit with spousal abuse allegations against Trump’s Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth ahead of his confirmation vote.An affidavit from Hegseth’s former sister-in-law, Danielle Hegseth, alleging “instances of abuse” and “mistreatment of a former spouse” involving Hegseth’s second wife, Samantha Hegseth, was submitted to senators.Samantha Hegseth responded to the allegations via email, according to NBC News: “First and foremost, I have not...
  • What was the Real Problem with Pete Hegseth?

    01/28/2025 4:31:22 AM PST · by MtnClimber · 48 replies
    American Thinker ^ | 28 Jan, 2025 | Christopher Chantrill
    To me, whenever all the Democrats line up united on an issue, as the Democratic Party senators did for the vote on the nomination of Pete Hegseth for Secretary of Defense, I always have a question. And that’s different from the question of why a guy like Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) would vote with the Democrats. Just what was their problem with Secretary Hegseth? I mean, it’s not as if he’s going to blow up the Department of Defense and replace Boeing and Lockheed with a brilliant Elon Musk startup and compromise all the senators’ contributions from defense contractors. Seriously:...
  • No One Is Being Banned From The Military. Radical Transgender Accommodations Are

    01/27/2025 5:59:05 PM PST · by E. Pluribus Unum · 23 replies
    The Federalist ^ | January 27, 2025 | Eddie Scarry
    For any self-identified transgender people with hopes of serving in our military, there’s good news! You still can! Just maybe don’t show up to the recruiter announcing that you have a penis and expect to be sleeping in the women’s barracks.President Trump is reportedly set to sign an executive order that will prohibit taxpayer-funded accommodations for trans-identifying people in the military. That includes hormone replacement drugs, cosmetic genital surgery, cosmetic breast removal, and mixed-sex housing. Just as when Trump did this in his first term, the media are attempting to frame the event as a cruel setback for civil rights....
  • 'Happening quickly': Hegseth announces 'Iron Dome for America' on first day as defense sec

    01/27/2025 1:37:38 PM PST · by airdalechief · 49 replies
    www.msn.com ^ | 1/27/2025 | Story by Jennifer Bowers Bahney
    Newly-confirmed Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced Monday — his first day in the job — that President Trump will be issuing a spate of executive orders for the military, including one to create an "Iron Dome" defense system like the one used by Israel to deflect incoming missiles.