That’s called “jointness,” about which Hegseth knows little. He touted his Army background in the National Guard as a ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth spoke Friday with his counterparts in South Korea and Japan, vowing to strengthen military ...

New US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and his Japanese counterpart, Gen Nakatani, agreed in a phone call yesterday to ...

Japan received reassurances of continued close ties with its U.S. ally including confirmation that a security treaty covers ...

During his confirmation hearing, Trump’s Defense Secretary nominee couldn’t name a single member of the Southeast Asian bloc.

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Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon endured fierce Democratic grilling over everything from his inexperience, alleged drinking ...

Trump's success in pushing through his Pentagon chief nomination despite private doubts among lawmakers amounted to a fresh ...

Pete Hegseth came under fire from Senators of both ... He mentioned South Korea, Japan and Australia—none of which are in ASEAN. "I suggest you do a little homework," she said.

In this domain, Mike Hicks beats Pete Hegseth, leaving us tied 1-1 ... My last staff position was as chief of plans of U.S. Army Japan. I spent three times as long serving in the regular Army ...

President-elect Donald Trump's choice for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, vowed Tuesday to foster a “warrior culture” at the Pentagon, portraying himself as a “change agent” during a testy Senate ...