The U.S. military’s recruiting troubles came just as it was attempting a fundamental shift in its mission. For decades, the ...

Roger Wicker, R-Miss ... her it would be a “privilege of a lifetime" to serve the men, and women, in uniform. Many senators have not yet met with Hegseth and most do not have access to his ...

Roger Wicker (R-Miss ... “privilege of a lifetime” to be the Defense secretary for men and women in uniform. Hegseth was largely unknown on Capitol Hill when Trump tapped him for the top ...

Trump’s most “unconventional” cabinet nominee (in the words of Senator Roger Wicker of Mississippi ... wasn’t wearing the National Guard uniform or the dusty boots of his own military ...

President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, vowed Tuesday to foster a “warrior culture” at the Pentagon and confronted allegations of his ...