Hegseth highlights 'Iron Dome for America', other first priorities as new SecDef | DefenseScoop
Pete Hegseth briefed a small group of reporters at the Pentagon for the first time as the Defense Secretary on Monday.| DefenseScoop
Pete Hegseth briefed a small group of reporters at the Pentagon for the first time as the Defense Secretary on Monday.| DefenseScoop
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President Trump issued an executive order tasking the Pentagon to build a multilayered defense system against emerging missile threats.| DefenseScoop
