Pete Hegseth

In this photo provided by Eagle Society & Iwo Jima Association of America, U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth greets veterans including Charles Cram, Hegseth is shaking hands with, a former Marine, who fought on Iwo Jima, during the 80th Reunion of Honor ceremony on Iwo Jima, now known as Iwoto, or Iwo island, Japan, Saturday, March 29, 2025. (Eagle Society & Iwo Jima Association of America via AP)

Hegseth vows to strengthen alliance with Japan as he joins Iwo Jima memorial service

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has praised American-Japanese friendship and trust while attending a memorial service on Iwo Jima to honor those who died in a pivotal World War II battle.
 
Female Marines go through one of the obstacles in the so-called confidence course at Parris Island Recruit Depot, S.,C., on May 27, 2020. (AP Photo/Lolita Baldor, File)

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This image provided by the Department of Homeland Security shows Philip Hegseth at DHS headquarters in Washington, Feb. 24, 2025. (Mikaela McGee/Department of Homeland Security via AP)

Hegseth’s younger brother is serving in a key role as liaison and senior adviser inside the Pentagon

 
US Navy USS Shoup (DDG86), left, and Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) frigate JS Noshiro manuever during the Philippines United States Japan Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity off a disputed South China Sea shoal on Friday, March 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

US, Japan, Philippines stage navy drills in disputed South China Sea as a Chinese ship keeps watch

 
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff General Romeo Brawner shake hands upon Hegseth's arrival at the Armed Forces of the Philippines Headquarters in Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City, Philippines, Friday, March 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerard Carreon)

Hegseth tells Philippines the Trump administration will ramp up deterrence against China threat

 

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Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to be defense secretary, is joined by his wife Jennifer Rauchet as he speaks with reporters after meeting with Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

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Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be defense secretary, listens to reporters during a meeting with Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Sen. Joni Ernst wants to hear from Hegseth on sex assault in the military and women in combat

 
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be defense secretary, responds to reporters during a meeting with Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be defense secretary, responds to reporters during a meeting with Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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People gather at the site where former Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah was killed by Israeli airstrikes late September, during a memorial ceremony in Dahiyeh, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Nov. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

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Kevin Roberts, president of The Heritage Foundation, speaks at The Heritage Foundation, Wednesday, April 12, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

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Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be defense secretary, responds to reporters during a meeting with Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks during the ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting in Vientiane, Laos, in Vientiane, Laos, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

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Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be defense secretary, is joined by his wife Jennifer Rauchet, as they walk through the basement of the Capitol, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

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The U.S. Army Chief of Chaplains, Maj. Gen. Bill Green, commissioned the first female Muslim Chaplain Candidate in the Army, Second Lt. Khady Ndiaye during a three-day Army Chaplain Experience event at the All American Chapel, Fort Liberty, N.C., June 5, 2024. (Jason Ragucci, U.S. Army, Fort Liberty Garrion Public Affairs Office via AP)

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Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be defense secretary, is joined by his wife Jennifer Rauchet, as they walk through the basement of the Capitol, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

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Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be defense secretary, is joined by his wife Jennifer Rauchet, left, as they arrive to meet with Sen. Ted Budd, R-N.C., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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FILE - A collection of books about President Donald Trump, from left, "Siege" by Michael Wolff, "Devil's Bargain" by Joshua Green, "Where Law Ends" by Andrew Weissmann, "A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership" by James Comey, "Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House" by Michael Wolff, "Rage" by Bob Woodward, "Too Much and Never Enough" by Mary L. Trump, "Disloyal" by Michael Cohen, "Donald Trump V. The United States" by Michael S. Schmidt, "Battlegrounds: The Fight to Defend the Free World" by H. R. McMaster and "Wicked Game" by Rick Gates appear on a shelf in Westchester County, N.Y. on Monday, Nov. 9, 2020. (AP Photo, File)

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FILE - Gen. Jennie Carignan, Chief of the Defense Staff, participates in a media availability after a change of command ceremony at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa, Ontario, Thursday, July 18, 2024. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

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Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Secretary of Defense, speaks with reporters after meeting with senators on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

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Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for secretary of defense, speaks with reporters following a meeting with senators on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

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FILE - Pete Hegseth walks to an elevator for a meeting with President-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower in New York, Dec. 15, 2016. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

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