The defense secretary made his personal lawyer a Navy commander in the Judge Advocate General’s Corps. The closer one looks, ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is taking aim at the military’s legal system, specifically the judge advocate general’s ...

The military has a long history of research into climate change. Now the department said the ending of climate and other ...

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

Hegseth took another step in distancing the Department of Defense from the ideologies and policies of the previous ...

D uring his confirmation hearing, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth repeatedly insisted he is not a racist nor a misogynist, but ...

Secretary Pete Hegseth of the Department of Defense told a CNN reporter that his department focuses on war fighting and ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wants to end the Pentagon’s climate efforts. Some experts say the move could hurt military ...

The review will include standards for physical fitness, body composition and grooming, including beards, which are currently not allowed in the military, apart from some religious exemptions, ...

The Defense Secretary has enlisted attorney and former naval officer Tim Parlatore to oversee the effort, the sources said.

A memo released on Wednesday directs the under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness to review how the standards have changed since January 2015.