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Trump establishes Military Spouse Commission
August 4, 2026 — President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order in the White House's Oval Office establishing the President's Military Spouse Commission...

Nation's leaders honor the fallen during dignified transfer
July 23, 2026 — President Donald J. Trump; Secretary of War Pete Hegseth; Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and others attended a dignified transfer July 22 to honor four soldiers killed in the U.S. Central Command region...

Hegseth, Caine testify in support of supplemental budget request
July 22, 2026 — Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, appeared before the Senate Appropriations Committee on Capitol Hill, where the two leaders spoke in support of President Donald J. Trump's supplemental budget request to Congress...

On Memorial Day, Commander in Chief, Secretary of War, honor nation's fallen
May 26, 2026 — The U.S. will soon mark its semiquincentennial — 250 years as a nation. It's a big milestone, said President Donald J. Trump, but not one that could have been achieved without more than 1 million service members having given their lives to the nation...

Epic Fury quelled for now, objectives accomplished, U.S. forces remain ready
April 9, 2026 — In fewer than 40 days, unrelenting military action by America's joint force has helped accomplish all the goals President Donald J. Trump set for Operation Epic Fury...

Trump, Hegseth, Caine laud successful rescue of downed Airmen in Iran
April 7, 2026 — During a White House press conference, President Donald J. Trump, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, lauded the military's success in a harrowing Easter weekend rescue of two airmen...

Hegseth says 'Epic Fury' goals in Iran are 'laser-focused'
March 2, 2026 — American forces in the U.S. Central Command area of operations have been involved in an intense bombing campaign against Iran — Operation Epic Fury — that has already resulted in the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei...

Hegseth calls for military unity across Western Hemisphere at inaugural defense chiefs gathering
February 12, 2026 — Secretary of War Pete Hegseth called on defense chiefs and other senior military leaders from 34 Western Hemisphere countries to unite in deterrence against bad actors who may already be operating in, or working to encroach upon, the region...

President Trump, senior Pentagon leaders honor 9/11 victims, first responders
September 12, 2025 — President Donald J. Trump, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, honored victims and first responders of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks during a ceremony in the Pentagon courtyard...

DOD will pass audit by 2028, comptroller confirms
June 23, 2025 — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth; Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and Bryn Woollacott MacDonnell, performing the duties of the Defense Department comptroller, testified during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on DOD's fiscal year 2026 budget in Washington...

Hegseth, Caine laud success of U.S. strike on Iran nuke sites
June 23, 2025 — During a press conference at the Pentagon, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, lauded the success of the U.S. Central Command's overnight strike on three Iranian nuclear facilities. ...

Hegseth says shipbuilding, Golden Dome, nuclear deterrence make up DOD budget request for Billions in Funding
June 12, 2025 — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, met with lawmakers on the Senate Appropriations Committee to discuss key points for DOD in the president's recommendations for discretionary funding levels for fiscal year 2026...

Caine calls on industry: 'Focus on fighting the next war, not fighting the last war'
June 5, 2025 — Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, called upon the community of innovators driving America's efforts on artificial intelligence to unite with the joint force during the AI+ Expo in Washington...

Nominee for Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman: Military's top job is creating peace through strength
April 2, 2025 — Retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan Caine, nominee for chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the military's top priority is to create peace through strength and to fight and win the nation's wars during testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee...