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This week in the Defense Department, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directed the creation of a Military Recruitment Task Force, leaders testified on the department's fiscal year 2026 budget request and Greenland was shifted from the U.S. European Command's area of responsibility to the U.S. Northern Command's area of responsibility.
During a visit to the Pentagon, NASCAR driver Ross Chastain thanked the uniformed community that has quietly shaped his life and career and expanded on the parallels between racing and service.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth; Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and Bryn Woollacott MacDonnell, performing the duties of the Defense Department comptroller, testified during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on DOD's fiscal year 2026 budget in Washington.
Army Secretary Daniel P. Driscoll said the Army Transformation Initiative will reexamine all requirements and eliminate unnecessary ones, prioritize initiatives that contribute to lethality and empower leaders to take risks and learn from failure during a hearing in Washington.
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency announced a Resilient Software Systems Accelerator program to kick-start the widespread adoption of math-based software development practices to make military systems inherently more secure against cyberthreats.
During a hearing in Washington, senior military installation and logistics leaders testified on the military construction funding contained in President Donald J. Trump's proposed defense budget for fiscal year 2026.
Roughly 200 Marines will begin protecting federal property and personnel in Los Angeles after relieving the California National Guard, which was mobilized amidst a breakout of civil unrest in the city, a senior military official said.
This week in the Defense Department, President Donald J. Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sent guardsmen and Marines to Los Angeles, Defense Secretary Hegseth and Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, discussed the DOD's pending budget for 2026, and the Army's 250th birthday celebrations began.
The Army's 250th birthday celebration will include a parade, military flyovers and a large static display where visitors can view military hardware and engage with soldiers on the National Mall in Washington.
Miami Marlins pitcher Tyler Phillips visited the Pentagon, taking time to honor his late grandfather, Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Frank C. Phillips, a 26-year Army and Air Force veteran who served in World War II and the Korean and Vietnam wars.
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