WE ARE BACK! To our Warfighters and the American Taxpayers, this is what we did during the government shutdown!

President Trump ordered action — and the Department of War is delivering. Today, I’m announcing Operation SOUTHERN SPEAR. Led by Joint Task Force Southern Spear and @SOUTHCOM, this mission defends our Homeland, removes narco-terrorists from our Hemisphere, and secures our

To every veteran, we thank you for your strength, sacrifice, and love of country. America stands free because of you.

To every veteran who raised their right hand and answered the call — thank you. Today, and every day, we honor you. We are free because of you.

We love football… but we love our warriors even more.

For 250 years, the Marines have stood at the edge of every fight for freedom — fierce, fearless, and always faithful. Happy birthday to the @USMC. SEMPER FIDELIS

Yesterday, at the direction of President Trump, two lethal kinetic strikes were conducted on two vessels operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations. These vessels were known by our intelligence to be associated with illicit narcotics smuggling, were carrying narcotics, and

America’s best stepped forward! Proud to welcome the next generation of warriors and honor all who have worn the uniform at the Commanders’ Salute to Service. God Bless America!

.@SECWAR ARSENAL OF FREEDOM FULL SPEECH

As we’ve said before, vessel strikes on narco-terrorists will continue until their the poisoning of the American people stops. Today, at the direction of President Trump, the Department of War carried out a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by a Designated Terrorist

Secretary Hegseth has concluded his trip to South Korea. The American-Republic of Korea alliance has never been stronger!

Today, at the direction of President Trump, the Department of War carried out a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by a Designated Terrorist Organization (DTO). Intelligence confirmed that the vessel was involved in illicit narcotics smuggling, transiting along a known

This is our why.

I met with Minister Ahn during the U.S.-ROK Security Consultative Meeting and spoke with President Lee in Seoul. The ROK is a strong, model ally that has always invested in its own defense like President Trump wants. We had productive discussions on practical ways to expand

I visited the DMZ with my ROK counterpart, Minister Ahn, to meet the brave troops of the U.S., ROK, and UN Command that maintain the military armistice on the Peninsula. Our forces remain ready to support President Trump’s efforts to bring lasting peace through strength.

Secretary Hegseth concluded a successful trip to Vietnam, honoring 30 years of U.S.–Vietnam diplomatic relations.

I want to thank Minister Giang for his steadfast commitment to addressing war legacies. Our defense relationship supports U.S. and Vietnam veterans’ journey toward healing and reconciliation through veteran-to-veteran visits, artifact exchanges, and finding and identifying

Just concluded a great visit to Vietnam. It was a pleasure to meet with General Secretary Lam, President Cuong, and Minister Giang as we mark 30 years of diplomatic relations. We're deepening defense cooperation to bolster regional security.

Leaving Malaysia after a productive visit to ADMM-Plus.