March 20, 2025 Pentagon to appeal judge's decision blocking transgender ban, Hegseth says The Pentagon will appeal a federal judge's decision blocking the Trump administration from enforcing a ban on transgender persons serving in the U.S. armed forces.
March 19, 2025 Federal judge blocks Trump's transgender military executive order A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction against President Donald Trump's executive order barring transgender people from U.S. military service.
March 16, 2025 Hegseth declares 'peace through strength is back' while vowing 'unrelenting' campaign against Houthi targets Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared "peace through strength" defense has returned, saying the campaign against the Houthis will end only when attacks on U.S. assets end.
March 15, 2025 Transgender sailors, Marines offered benefits to voluntarily leave service or face being kicked out The policy aligns with an executive order President Donald Trump signed in January to bar transgender individuals from serving in the military.
March 14, 2025 Pentagon calls Mark Milley 'corpulent' as it kicks off review of physical fitness and grooming standards Pentagon launches fitness and grooming review, slamming ex-Joint Chiefs Chair Mark Milley for lowering standards. Hegseth vows to restore discipline and military readiness.
March 14, 2025 All illegal migrants held in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, have been sent to Louisiana All 40 illegal migrants held at the Guantánamo Bay U.S. naval base in Cuba have been sent back to the United States and are now being held in Louisiana, two U.S. defense officials told ӣƵ.
March 13, 2025 SpaceX launch scrubbed hours after Hegseth shares message to rescue mission crew: ‘Wish you Godspeed’ The planned launch of SpaceX Crew-10 to the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday, hours after Secretary of Defense Hegseth said he was praying for members of the crew.
March 12, 2025 Hegseth orders review of military fitness and grooming standards: 'Our adversaries are not growing weaker' The Pentagon will conduct a review of all military fitness and grooming standards, according to a memo Wednesday from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.
March 11, 2025 Pentagon clips civilian employees' credit cards in line with DOGE cuts The Trump administration has drawn down the spending limit on government-issued travel and purchase cards for federal civilian employees to just one dollar.
March 9, 2025 Secretary Hegseth says the DOD does not do 'climate change crap' Secretary Pete Hegseth of the Department of Defense told a CNN reporter that his department focuses on war fighting and training, not "climate change crap."