The National Security Act also created the United States Air Force, also under the purview of the secretary of defense. The Department of Defense would gain its current name when the National ...

Pete Hegseth may reinstate the aggressive "shark attack" practice used by drill sergeants to train U.S. Army recruits, which was largely ended in 2020.

Pete Hegseth, a former Fox News host, has been confirmed as the next United States secretary of defense, receiving the keys to the nation's largest federal agency.

CARLISLE, Pa. (WHTM) — United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth visited the Midstate on Wednesday. Hegseth, who has been at the center of controversy recently after allegations claimed he ...

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said that Libya did not pose a threat to the United States before the U.S. began its military campaign against the North African country. Secretary of State ...