James Fitzpatrick | January 25 One year ago, the Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth as Secretary of War, and with that vote, the Department of War began a long-overdue course correction. In the twelve months since, under the leadership of President Donald Trump and Secretary Hegseth, the Pentagon shed the ideological baggage that weighed down readiness and morale and returned to its core principles: merit, discipline, lethality, and victory. During the Biden Administration, the mi

In 2025, the Department of War underwent a necessary cultural and operational shift. Under the leadership of Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and President Donald Trump, the U.S. military worked tirelessly to end harmful Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) ideologies and instead refocus the Armed Forces on merit, readiness, lethality, and warfighting.  This transformation did not happen by chance. It began with clear direction from the Commander in Chief and immediate action

Our most elite warfighters deserve a leader grounded in mission-first excellence, not ideological experiments. Lt. General Braga, who was...

By DOD Watch | July 29, 2025 Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and his team are making immense progress to restore the institutional...

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