Pete Hegseth, a former combat veteran and TV ... including current Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, who was a leader in the initial invasion into Iraq. Lt. Col. Jim Mattis, Trump's first Defense ...

It's unclear who'll take over at the Pentagon and the military services when the top leaders all step down Monday as President-elect Donald Trump is sworn into office.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin bid farewell Friday to the forces and personnel he has led through a tumultuous term that had three major military crises, a global pandemic and a personal brush with cancer that became a flashpoint for the way it was mishandled.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski is opposing the nomination of Pete Hegseth to be President Donald Trump's Defense secretary.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin bid farewell Friday ... elect Donald Trump's choice for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, has falsely claimed is his distinction and why he ...

There will be a lot on the plate for new Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth when he steps into his office on the Pentagon’s third floor E Ring.

New Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth takes action against former U.S. Armed Forces commander Mark Milley. This is due to Milley's comments about Donald Trump, with the media describing it as "revenge." Milley had previously received death threats,

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signaled Trump would sign executive orders intended to roll back diversity initiatives and shake up the military.

A North Korean company started marketing its products with a reference to lessons learned in Russia's fight against Ukraine.

Fla., praised news that President Donald Trump will reinstate service members expelled for refusing to take the COVID-19 vaccine.

Thousands of troops booted from the military for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine under President Joe Biden could soon be reinstated.