Pentagon expands Middle East response
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has appeared angry, unkempt, and tentative since March’s Signalgate scandal, Pentagon insiders told New York magazine. Six sources close to Hegseth described a changed man after the defense secretary shared war plans on a Signal group chat that mistakenly included Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic.
The Pentagon has mobilized hundreds of military personnel to support Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations, the Department of Defense (DOD) announced Tuesday. Last week, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth authorized the mobilization of up to 700 military personnel to support ICE operations in Florida,
A viral account on X tracking pizza shop activity around the Pentagon predicted something was underway before Israel attacked Iran.
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Israel launched a series of attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities and other targets in the early hours of June 13.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth didn't rule out using military force to take Greenland and Panama, implying to lawmakers that his department has plans prepared.
I sure as hell hope' the Pentagon does not have plans to invade Greenland, Rep. Mike Turner said. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth would not deny it.
The adjustment will shift responsibility for Greenland from U.S. European Command to U.S. Northern Command. In its announcement, the Pentagon framed the revision as part of a broader review of its Unified Command Plan, which divides the world into separate military units and outlines the roles and responsibilities of U.S. combatant commands.
Leaders of a congressional subcommittee wrote to U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Monday asking for an update on the Pentagon's progress toward passing a