Pete Hegseth: “To be clear, as part of any security guarantee, there will not be U.S. troops deployed to Ukraine.”

The best way to create peace is to prepare for war, to deter it.

Some deployments are longer than others, and I have more respect and gratitude for those sailors than anybody.

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.

Every dollar appropriated will be used to build the lethality of US military forces and reinforce peace through strength.