https://worldleaders.website/leader-us-secdefThe public schedule of Pete Hegseth, United States Secretary of Defense, from official sources via World Leaders Daily.enSun, 30 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000https://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4586023/army-lasers-blast-drones-proving-directed-energy-weapons-are-future/us-secdef-2026-08-28-Army Lasers Blast Drones, Proving DirectFri, 28 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000Service 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.https://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4585627/guard-program-links-global-partnership-to-dow-priorities/us-secdef-2026-08-28-Guard Program Links Global Partnership tFri, 28 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000Senior 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.https://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4585252/sky-soldiers-train-for-modern-conflict-in-europes-premier-crucible-event/us-secdef-2026-08-28-Sky Soldiers Train for Modern Conflict iFri, 28 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000U.S. soldiers participated in Exercise Saber Junction 26 alongside allied troops in Germany to test combat readiness and new drone technology.https://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4584583/army-selects-vendors-sites-for-nuclear-microreactors/us-secdef-2026-08-27-Army Selects Vendors, Sites for Nuclear Thu, 27 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000The Army's Janus Program selected five nuclear energy vendors and five initial locations to build and operate nuclear microreactors.https://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4584469/global-strike-reimagines-readiness-with-tactical-training-simulator/us-secdef-2026-08-27-Global Strike Reimagines Readiness With Thu, 27 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000To 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.https://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4583445/marines-receive-upgraded-awards-for-2021-abbey-gate-attack-response/us-secdef-2026-08-26-Marines Receive Upgraded Awards for 2021Wed, 26 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000Secretary 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.https://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4583941/the-capitals-defenders-two-centuries-after-historic-battle-citizen-soldiers-are/us-secdef-2026-08-26-The Capital's Defenders: Two Centuries AWed, 26 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000A 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.https://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4583508/army-armaments-center-unveils-new-ammo-packaging-system/us-secdef-2026-08-26-Army Armaments Center Unveils New Ammo PWed, 26 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000The 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.https://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4582866/review-panel-continues-its-mission-as-pentagon-marks-fifth-anniversary-of-abbey/us-secdef-2026-08-26-Review Panel Continues Its Mission as PeWed, 26 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000Senior 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.https://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4582389/us-brunei-forces-build-readiness-trust-during-exercise-pahlawan-warrior/us-secdef-2026-08-25-U.S., Brunei Forces Build Readiness, TruTue, 25 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000U.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.https://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4581463/hegseth-greets-troops-at-stratcom-talks-arsenal-of-freedom-in-wisconsin/us-secdef-2026-08-24-Hegseth Greets Troops at Stratcom, TalksMon, 24 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000Secretary 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.https://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4581480/eod-airmen-train-on-full-spectrum-of-explosive-threats/us-secdef-2026-08-24-EOD Airmen Train on Full Spectrum of ExpMon, 24 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000Airmen trained in high-pressure, simulated deployment scenarios during a weeklong exercise in Montana to sharpen their leadership and survival skills.https://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4580293/motors-assembled-at-tobyhanna-army-depot-power-drone-to-world-record-flight/us-secdef-2026-08-21-Motors Assembled at Tobyhanna Army DepotFri, 21 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000A 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.https://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4580264/navy-advances-mh-60-modernization-identifies-industry-performers-for-prototype/us-secdef-2026-08-21-Navy Advances MH-60 Modernization, IdentFri, 21 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000The 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.https://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4578917/corps-of-engineers-modernizes-historic-fort-sill-barracks/us-secdef-2026-08-20-Corps of Engineers Modernizes Historic FThu, 20 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000Behind 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.https://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4578782/uss-george-washington-celebrates-historic-aircraft-milestone/us-secdef-2026-08-20-USS George Washington Celebrates HistoriThu, 20 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000After 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.https://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4577888/learning-with-every-launch-inside-exercise-cold-raptor/us-secdef-2026-08-19-Learning With Every Launch: Inside ExercWed, 19 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000During Exercise Cold Raptor in Poland, soldiers launched micro-high-altitude balloons into the stratosphere to test emerging sensing and communication technologies.https://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4577643/exercise-northern-viking-marks-75-years-of-defense-cooperation/us-secdef-2026-08-19-Exercise Northern Viking Marks 75 Years Wed, 19 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000U.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.https://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4576945/uss-essex-hosts-tiger-cruise-on-return-to-san-diego/us-secdef-2026-08-18-USS Essex Hosts Tiger Cruise on Return tTue, 18 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000The 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.https://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4576723/army-develops-ultra-light-vehicle-for-changing-battlefields/us-secdef-2026-08-18-Army Develops Ultra-Light Vehicle for ChTue, 18 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000In 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.