But advocates question how much this move will help military families and medical providers. Hegseth ordered the Army secretary to cut programs, reduce the number of general officers in the ranks and consolidate offices, commands and headquarters. “The big thing that really keeps me up at night is swarms,” Col. Andrew Konicki, head of ground-based air defense for Marine Corps Systems Command, said. Objections over Republican plans to boost defense spending by $150 billion focused largely on the defense secretary's leadership. The Women, Peace & Security program was signed into law by Trump and had received backing from numerous Republican leaders. 'We're going to be more like a commercial grocery chain than ever before," John Hall, director of the Defense Commissary Agency, said. Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of April 28, 2025. Commissary customers want and need the delivery service, officials said. As officials consider the wholesale resuscitation of U.S. shipbuilding, there is a nearer-term lever worth pulling, the author of this op-ed argues. By Joshua Tallis
3 weeks ago The exercise marks the first time the aerial defense system has been deployed outside the U.S. with a U.S. Marine Corps unit. Load More