Pete Hegseth: “We became ‘the woke department.’ … We’re done with that shit.”

Their fearless response represents the pinnacle of combat heroism. Simply put, valor.

The amount of neglect, the amount of stale thinking and bureaucracy; it was staggering when we took over.

Current and future training would have to be curtailed if the Pentagon does not get its budget needs met urgently.

Without extra money from Congress, the department would face critical shortfalls that threaten our ability to pay our service members, rapidly replenish equipment and munitions, and sustain vital operations without disruption.