What To Know. In the Department of Defense memo, Hegseth said: "We must remain vigilant in maintaining the standards that ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth vowed in January to review "in a gender-neutral way" readiness standards for troops.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a “rapid” services-wide review of existing standards for military physical fitness ...

The department-wide review will analyze the standards of all U.S. military branches to ensure they are the "most lethal and effective fighting force." ...

New defense chief Pete Hegseth plans a fundamental overhaul of the military's legal system to give soldiers more leeway on ...

Locations set up across the country to give military entrance exams to potential recruits have been forced to close or reduce hours due to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth halting the use of ...

A Defense Department purge of apparent DEI content has led to thousands of historic images and stories getting flagged for deletion, some of which have no relation to diversity and inclusion programs ...

Time is running out for transgender service members in the U.S. military. The Trump administration has put in motion plans to ...

Europe's top defense leaders vowed ongoing support for Ukraine in case of a ceasefire deal with Russia, but stopped short of ...

President Donald Trump posted an article on Truth Social featuring a troubling image - an anti-LGBTQ pink triangle, which was a Nazi-era symbol used to identify and persecute gay men in concentration ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered senior Pentagon leadership to review how and why grooming standards, including beards, ...