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X-WR-CALNAME:Pete Hegseth — public schedule
X-WR-CALDESC:Public schedule of Pete Hegseth (United States Secretary of Defense)\, via World Leaders Daily
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UID:us-secdef-20260828-0@worldleaders.website
DTSTAMP:20260830T165148Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260828
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260829
SUMMARY:Army Lasers Blast Drones\, Proving Directed-Energy Weapons Are Future
DESCRIPTION:Service members assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border used the Army Multipurpose High Energy Laser system to stop three hostile\, unmanned aircraft systems deemed a threat. They were believed to be linked to drug cartels.\n\nhttps://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4586023/army-lasers-blast-drones-proving-directed-energy-weapons-are-future/
URL:https://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4586023/army-lasers-blast-drones-proving-directed-energy-weapons-are-future/
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UID:us-secdef-20260828-1@worldleaders.website
DTSTAMP:20260830T165148Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260828
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260829
SUMMARY:Guard Program Links Global Partnership to DOW Priorities
DESCRIPTION:Senior leaders and security cooperation personnel from across the War Department gathered for the 2026 National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program conference in Atlanta to align activities and engagements with national defense strategy lines of effort.\n\nhttps://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4585627/guard-program-links-global-partnership-to-dow-priorities/
URL:https://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4585627/guard-program-links-global-partnership-to-dow-priorities/
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UID:us-secdef-20260828-2@worldleaders.website
DTSTAMP:20260830T165148Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260828
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260829
SUMMARY:Sky Soldiers Train for Modern Conflict in Europe's Premier Crucible Event
DESCRIPTION:U.S. soldiers participated in Exercise Saber Junction 26 alongside allied troops in Germany to test combat readiness and new drone technology.\n\nhttps://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4585252/sky-soldiers-train-for-modern-conflict-in-europes-premier-crucible-event/
URL:https://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4585252/sky-soldiers-train-for-modern-conflict-in-europes-premier-crucible-event/
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UID:us-secdef-20260827-0@worldleaders.website
DTSTAMP:20260830T165148Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260827
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260828
SUMMARY:Army Selects Vendors\, Sites for Nuclear Microreactors
DESCRIPTION:The Army's Janus Program selected five nuclear energy vendors and five initial locations to build and operate nuclear microreactors.\n\nhttps://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4584583/army-selects-vendors-sites-for-nuclear-microreactors/
URL:https://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4584583/army-selects-vendors-sites-for-nuclear-microreactors/
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UID:us-secdef-20260827-1@worldleaders.website
DTSTAMP:20260830T165148Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260827
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260828
SUMMARY:Global Strike Reimagines Readiness With Tactical Training Simulator
DESCRIPTION:To ensure operational readiness and maintain the tactical edge\, airmen must train their brains with the same rigor as their bodies. Air Force Global Strike Command is looking to accelerate and modernize this effort with MindGym\, a tactical training simulator.\n\nhttps://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4584469/global-strike-reimagines-readiness-with-tactical-training-simulator/
URL:https://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4584469/global-strike-reimagines-readiness-with-tactical-training-simulator/
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UID:us-secdef-20260826-0@worldleaders.website
DTSTAMP:20260830T165148Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260826
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260827
SUMMARY:Marines Receive Upgraded Awards for 2021 Abbey Gate Attack Response
DESCRIPTION:Secretary of War Pete Hegseth presented three retired Marines with upgraded awards for valor during a ceremony at the Pentagon. The upgrade was as a result of their heroic actions immediately following the Aug. 26\, 2021\, suicide bomber attack in Kabul\, Afghanistan\, which killed 13 service members and approximately 170 Afghan civilians.\n\nhttps://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4583445/marines-receive-upgraded-awards-for-2021-abbey-gate-attack-response/
URL:https://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4583445/marines-receive-upgraded-awards-for-2021-abbey-gate-attack-response/
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UID:us-secdef-20260826-1@worldleaders.website
DTSTAMP:20260830T165148Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260826
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260827
SUMMARY:The Capital's Defenders: Two Centuries After Historic Battle\, Citizen-Soldiers are Recognized
DESCRIPTION:A ceremony commemorating the 212th anniversary of the Battle of Bladensburg connected America's Freedom 250 celebration with the citizen-soldier tradition that helped defend the nation in its earliest years and continues today with the National Guard.\n\nhttps://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4583941/the-capitals-defenders-two-centuries-after-historic-battle-citizen-soldiers-are/
URL:https://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4583941/the-capitals-defenders-two-centuries-after-historic-battle-citizen-soldiers-are/
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UID:us-secdef-20260826-2@worldleaders.website
DTSTAMP:20260830T165148Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260826
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260827
SUMMARY:Army Armaments Center Unveils New Ammo Packaging System
DESCRIPTION:The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center's new SixPAC system blends lightweight polymers with a rugged steel shell\, marking a leap in small-caliber ammunition packaging intended to reshape how soldiers use munitions.\n\nhttps://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4583508/army-armaments-center-unveils-new-ammo-packaging-system/
URL:https://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4583508/army-armaments-center-unveils-new-ammo-packaging-system/
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UID:us-secdef-20260826-3@worldleaders.website
DTSTAMP:20260830T165148Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260826
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260827
SUMMARY:Review Panel Continues Its Mission as Pentagon Marks Fifth Anniversary of Abbey Gate Bombing
DESCRIPTION:Senior Advisor to the Secretary of War Sean Parnell revealed in a social media post that an ongoing War Department investigation into the circumstances surrounding the 2021 terrorist airport bombing in Kabul\, Afghanistan\, has uncovered classified documents that had not been previously located.\n\nhttps://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4582866/review-panel-continues-its-mission-as-pentagon-marks-fifth-anniversary-of-abbey/
URL:https://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4582866/review-panel-continues-its-mission-as-pentagon-marks-fifth-anniversary-of-abbey/
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UID:us-secdef-20260825-0@worldleaders.website
DTSTAMP:20260830T165148Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260825
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260826
SUMMARY:U.S.\, Brunei Forces Build Readiness\, Trust During Exercise Pahlawan Warrior
DESCRIPTION:U.S. soldiers and Oklahoma National Guardsmen partnered with Royal Brunei Land Forces soldiers to sharpen their skills during Exercise Pahlawan Warrior 26 at Tutong Camp\, Brunei\, increasing readiness through shared tactics\, jungle training and relationship-building.\n\nhttps://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4582389/us-brunei-forces-build-readiness-trust-during-exercise-pahlawan-warrior/
URL:https://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4582389/us-brunei-forces-build-readiness-trust-during-exercise-pahlawan-warrior/
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UID:us-secdef-20260824-0@worldleaders.website
DTSTAMP:20260830T165148Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260824
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260825
SUMMARY:Hegseth Greets Troops at Stratcom\, Talks Arsenal of Freedom in Wisconsin
DESCRIPTION:Secretary of War Pete Hegseth told military personnel assigned to U.S. Strategic Command at Offutt Air Force Base\, Neb.\, that they are the center of America's deterrent capability.\n\nhttps://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4581463/hegseth-greets-troops-at-stratcom-talks-arsenal-of-freedom-in-wisconsin/
URL:https://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4581463/hegseth-greets-troops-at-stratcom-talks-arsenal-of-freedom-in-wisconsin/
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UID:us-secdef-20260824-1@worldleaders.website
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260824
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260825
SUMMARY:EOD Airmen Train on Full Spectrum of Explosive Threats
DESCRIPTION:Airmen trained in high-pressure\, simulated deployment scenarios during a weeklong exercise in Montana to sharpen their leadership and survival skills.\n\nhttps://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4581480/eod-airmen-train-on-full-spectrum-of-explosive-threats/
URL:https://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4581480/eod-airmen-train-on-full-spectrum-of-explosive-threats/
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UID:us-secdef-20260821-0@worldleaders.website
DTSTAMP:20260830T165148Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260821
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260822
SUMMARY:Motors Assembled at Tobyhanna Army Depot Power Drone to World-Record Flight
DESCRIPTION:A battery-powered small unmanned aircraft system recently shattered a world endurance record\, flying for more than eight hours in the desert heat — a milestone achieved using critical propulsion components assembled by the Army's organic industrial base.\n\nhttps://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4580293/motors-assembled-at-tobyhanna-army-depot-power-drone-to-world-record-flight/
URL:https://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4580293/motors-assembled-at-tobyhanna-army-depot-power-drone-to-world-record-flight/
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UID:us-secdef-20260821-1@worldleaders.website
DTSTAMP:20260830T165148Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260821
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260822
SUMMARY:Navy Advances MH-60 Modernization\, Identifies Industry Performers for Prototype Project
DESCRIPTION:The Navy's MH-60 Sea Hawk helicopter service life modernization program recently announced the industry performers identified to proceed to the first phase of a statement of work collaboration for the MH-60 tailorable architecture leveraging open systems prototype project.\n\nhttps://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4580264/navy-advances-mh-60-modernization-identifies-industry-performers-for-prototype/
URL:https://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4580264/navy-advances-mh-60-modernization-identifies-industry-performers-for-prototype/
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UID:us-secdef-20260820-0@worldleaders.website
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260820
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260821
SUMMARY:Corps of Engineers Modernizes Historic Fort Sill Barracks
DESCRIPTION:Behind the historic facade of Building 900 at U.S. Army Garrison\, Fort Sill\, Okla.\, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers\, Tulsa District\, is executing a high-tech modernization project that will make it one of the most structurally reinforced buildings on the installation.\n\nhttps://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4578917/corps-of-engineers-modernizes-historic-fort-sill-barracks/
URL:https://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4578917/corps-of-engineers-modernizes-historic-fort-sill-barracks/
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UID:us-secdef-20260820-1@worldleaders.website
DTSTAMP:20260830T165148Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260820
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260821
SUMMARY:USS George Washington Celebrates Historic Aircraft Milestone
DESCRIPTION:After 34 years of continuous service projecting American sea power\, the aircraft carrier USS George Washington achieved a major aviation milestone by recovering its 200\,000th fixed-wing aircraft while underway in the Indian Ocean.\n\nhttps://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4578782/uss-george-washington-celebrates-historic-aircraft-milestone/
URL:https://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4578782/uss-george-washington-celebrates-historic-aircraft-milestone/
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UID:us-secdef-20260819-0@worldleaders.website
DTSTAMP:20260830T165148Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260819
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260820
SUMMARY:Learning With Every Launch: Inside Exercise Cold Raptor
DESCRIPTION:During Exercise Cold Raptor in Poland\, soldiers launched micro-high-altitude balloons into the stratosphere to test emerging sensing and communication technologies.\n\nhttps://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4577888/learning-with-every-launch-inside-exercise-cold-raptor/
URL:https://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4577888/learning-with-every-launch-inside-exercise-cold-raptor/
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UID:us-secdef-20260819-1@worldleaders.website
DTSTAMP:20260830T165148Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260819
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260820
SUMMARY:Exercise Northern Viking Marks 75 Years of Defense Cooperation
DESCRIPTION:U.S. service members arrived in Keflavik\, Iceland\, joining forces with the Icelandic Coast Guard and other NATO allies for the U.S. 6th Fleet's Exercise Northern Viking 2026.\n\nhttps://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4577643/exercise-northern-viking-marks-75-years-of-defense-cooperation/
URL:https://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4577643/exercise-northern-viking-marks-75-years-of-defense-cooperation/
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UID:us-secdef-20260818-0@worldleaders.website
DTSTAMP:20260830T165148Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260818
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260819
SUMMARY:USS Essex Hosts Tiger Cruise on Return to San Diego
DESCRIPTION:The amphibious assault ship USS Essex hosted a historic Tiger Cruise for friends\, family and community members near Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton\, Calif.\, before returning to its home port.\n\nhttps://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4576945/uss-essex-hosts-tiger-cruise-on-return-to-san-diego/
URL:https://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4576945/uss-essex-hosts-tiger-cruise-on-return-to-san-diego/
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UID:us-secdef-20260818-1@worldleaders.website
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260818
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260819
SUMMARY:Army Develops Ultra-Light Vehicle for Changing Battlefields
DESCRIPTION:In fielding the Infantry Squad Vehicle\, an ultra-light tactical vehicle that carries nine passengers and their equipment\, the Army took a rapid acquisition approach\, using commercial off-the-shelf solutions and minimal military modifications.\n\nhttps://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4576723/army-develops-ultra-light-vehicle-for-changing-battlefields/
URL:https://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4576723/army-develops-ultra-light-vehicle-for-changing-battlefields/
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