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US President-elect Donald Trump looks on as SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks at a MAGA victory rally at Capital One Arena in Washington, DC, on January 19, 2025, one day ahead of his inauguration ceremony. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP)

Trump directs Elon Musk and DOGE to review Pentagon spending

"We're going to go through everything,” Trump told reporters Friday during a press conference at the White House.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth hosts a press gaggle with media members after meeting with troops and U.S. Border Patrol agents to assess the operational control of the U.S.-Mexico border, El Paso, Texas, Feb. 3, 2025. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Kubitza)

Hegseth hints at program cuts during talk with troops

The Pentagon chief said he's prepared to "take a lot of arrows" for being disruptive.
U.S. Air Force Maj. Michael Jensen, 26th Special Tactics Squadron commander smiles after assuming command of the squadron in 2014. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Eboni Reece)

Trump nominates Air Force veteran to oversee special operations forces

Michael Jensen's military duty assignments included 26th Special Tactics Squadron commander and deputy commander of the 724th Special Tactics Group, among others.
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President Donald Trump speaks to members of the press as he and First Lady Melania Trump prepare to depart the White House aboard Marine One on January 24, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

Trump revives push for space-based interceptors in ‘Iron Dome for America’ edict

The new executive order tasks Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to deliver a comprehensive plan for a next-generation homeland missile defense reference architecture in the next 60…
A Crew Chief assigned to the 163d Attack Wing, March Air Reserve Base marshals MQ-9 Reaper on the Strategic Expeditionary Landing Field on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, CA July 21, 2022. The 163d accelerated change by pioneering the first ever refueling of the MQ-9 Reaper using a Forward Area refueling Point provided by the VMM - 764’s V-22 Osprey. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Pagan)
A Crew Chief assigned to the 163d Attack Wing, March Air Reserve Base marshals MQ-9 Reaper on the Strategic Expeditionary Landing Field on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, CA July 21, 2022. The 163d accelerated change by pioneering the first ever refueling of the MQ-9 Reaper using a Forward Area refueling Point provided by the VMM – 764’s V-22 Osprey. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Pagan)

DOD eyes tactical drones to accompany troops Trump is surging to the border

The acting defense chief unveiled the Pentagon’s immediate plans for the expedited implementation of the president's executive orders.
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