Pete Hegseth: “That is a manufactured story that the media wants to peddle and ultimately our stockpiles are great, and they're only…”

This department pays tribute to Lindsey Graham in the naming of this base, but there could be no greater tribute than for Congress to give and invest in our warriors for the full $1.5 trillion.

Without these funds, we face critical shortfalls that threaten our ability to also simply pay our service members, rapidly replenish equipment and munitions, and sustain vital operations without disruption.

Training right now and training in the future that would have to be curtailed if we do not get our budget needs met, and met urgently.

The Iranian defense industrial base is effectively gone, but they do have underground facilities because they're the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism, and they've spent 47 years trying to hide their missiles under mountains, just…