Southeast Asian defense chiefs and representatives met in Laos on Wednesday for security talks at a time of increasing ...

VIENTIANE, Laos — Women and racial diversity are vital to the strength of U.S. armed forces, outgoing Defense Secretary Lloyd ...

President-elect Donald Trump sent shock waves through the national security establishment when he nominated Pete Hegseth for ...

On Tuesday, the US President-elect announced Pete Hegseth, a Fox News host and Army veteran, as his Secretary of Defense. Hegseth's background in military service and conservative media advocacy ...

Hudella says having a younger Secretary of Defense with relatively recent combat experience will send a positive signal to the troops. “The folks that are on the battlefield, during a deployment ...

US DEFENSE SECRETARY Lloyd Austin III will meet with his Philippine counterpart in Manila next week to explore deeper security ties and ensure peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region, according ...

Dan Goldman (D-NY) said he was “shocked” and “very disturbed” by the news that President-elect Donald Trump intends to nominate Fox News host Pete Hegseth to be his Secretary of Defense.

Since then-Defense Secretary Ash Carter opened all combat roles to women in 2016, women have successfully passed the military’s grueling tests to become Green Berets and Army Rangers ...

President-elect Donald Trump's latest nominee, Pete Hegseth, for defense secretary, is raising bipartisan concerns over appointments to his Cabinet. President-elect Donald Trump's latest nominee ...

NBC Universal, Inc. Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of defense, said he believes women shouldn’t serve in combat and that he wants to see the military purged of ...