Clarifying The Military's Role In Protecting The ... - The White House
Jan 21, 2025 · (b) The Armed Forces of the United States have played a long and well-established role in securing our borders against threats of invasion, against unlawful forays by foreign nationals into the ...
The Iron Dome for America - The White House
4 days ago · To further the goal of peace through strength, it is the policy of the United States that: (a) The United States will provide for the common defense of its citizens and the Nation by deploying and ...
Prioritizing Military Excellence and Readiness - The White House
3 days ago · The United States military has a clear mission: to protect the American people and our homeland as the world’s most lethal and effective fighting force. Success in this existential mission ...
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth Begins 'Most Important …
6 days ago · Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth was sworn into his new role leading America's 3.5 million service members and civilians by Vice President JD Vance.
Secretary Hegseth's Message to the Force > U.S. Department of Defense ...
6 days ago · Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth called it "the privilege of a lifetime to lead the warriors of the Department of Defense, under the leadership of our Commander in Chief Donald J. Trump.",
The Executive Branch | The White House
From the President, to the Vice President, to the Cabinet, learn more about the Executive Branch of the government of the United States. The power of the Executive Branch is vested in the President of the United States, who also acts as head of …
United States Secretary of Defense - Wikipedia
The United States secretary of defense (acronym: SecDef) is the head of the United States Department of Defense (DoD), the executive department of the U.S. Armed Forces, and is a high-ranking member of the federal cabinet.
Leadership - U.S. Department of Defense
The secretary of defense is the highest ranking leader in the department and serves as the principal advisor to the president, the commander in chief of the armed forces, on defense policy....
Restoring America's Fighting Force – The White House
3 days ago · It is the policy of my Administration that the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security with regard to the United States Coast Guard (USCG), and every element of the Armed Forces ...
The 2022 National Defense Strategy (NDS) details the Department’s path forward into that decisive decade—from helping to protect the American people, to promoting global security, to seizing new strategic opportunities, and to realizing and defending our democratic values.