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Hegseth establishes Personal Property Activity to ensure successful PCS moves
January 26, 2026 — The War Department's Personal Property Activity will stand up this summer as a permanent fix of the myriad woes service members and their families have experienced during permanent change of station moves... MORE

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$1,776 'Warrior Dividend' tax-free, IRS confirms
January 20, 2026 — The Internal Revenue Service confirmed that the $1,776 "Warrior Dividend" more than 1.5 million service members received last year, at the direction of President Donald J. Trump, would be tax-free. ... MORE

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'It's not just the door kickers,' Hegseth says on tour in support of defense industrial workers
January 13, 2026 — Secretary of War Pete Hegseth spoke of the Pentagon's commitment to investing in a defense industrial base that is loyal to supporting America's service members and civilians who support the Constitution... MORE

A person standing in front of a fighter jet parked indoors addresses a crowd of people, with an American flag and a sign reading "The Arsenal of Freedom" in the background.

Air Force updates fitness test requirements
January 7, 2026 — Changes from the September 2025 announcement include a shortened physical fitness diagnostic testing period to end in June and the option for either the 2-mile run or the 20-meter High Aerobic Multi-shuttle Run every six months... MORE

Secretary of War honors top USAF, USSF recruiters
December 31, 2025 — Six Department of the Air Force recruiting professionals, including one from Joint Base San Antonio, were recognized for outstanding performance across the recruiting enterprise during fiscal year 2025 at a senior-level Department of War event held at the Pentagon... MORE

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth poses for a photo with troops at the Department of War’s Recruiting Excellence Forum at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Dec. 18, 2025. (DoW photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Kubitza)

War Department reevaluates discharge characterizations for COVID-19 Vaccine Refusal
December 16, 2025 — For service members involuntarily discharged solely for refusing to take the COVID-19 vaccine, the War Department has ordered a reevaluation of their discharge status to see who might be eligible for an upgrade to an honorable discharge... MORE

A close-up view of the bottom of a mock service member's separation from DD-214 is shown with the word "honorable" written in the characterization of service block.

Hegseth introduces department to new AI tool
December 10, 2025 — Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced GenAI.mil, a secure generative AI platform for every member of the Department of War, in an email to the department... MORE

Hegseth outlines new National Defense Strategy during speech at Reagan Library
December 8, 2025 — Secretary of War Pete Hegseth presented a preview of the War Department's forthcoming National Defense Strategy during a keynote speech, outlining four lines of effort for the department to take, so as to guarantee peace through strength for the U.S. and its allies in the coming years... MORE

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Hegseth directs task force to oversee department-wide barracks improvement
December 5, 2025 — Secretary of War Pete Hegseth directed in a memorandum that a barracks task force be stood up to develop a departmentwide investment plan for barracks improvements and report its progress to him within 30 days. ... MORE

Five troops in camouflage uniforms and white hardhats smile as they hold shovels of dirt.

War Department asks industry to make more than 300K drones, quickly, cheaply
December 3, 2025 — The War Department requested information to gauge industry's willingness and ability to make some 300,000 drones quickly and inexpensively — a concrete effort by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth to directly meet the "drone dominance" goals laid out by the president... MORE

A Marine in tactical gear reaches up towards a drone flying above a forest setting during the day.

During D.C. Guard visit, secretary acknowledges tragedy, conveys gratitude
December 1, 2025 — Secretary of War Pete Hegseth met with National Guard troops at the D.C. Armory to express gratitude for the work they have done to curb violent crimes in the nation's capital and to acknowledge the tragic loss of one of their own, following a shooting in the city... MORE

Two people in civilian clothes and one person in a camouflage uniform stand in a circle with their heads bowed and hands on one another's shoulders.

Hegseth: Designating Venezuelan cartel as terrorist organization will bring 'new options' to administration
November 24, 2025 — Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said plans to declare Venezuela's state-embedded criminal network Cartel de los Soles a terrorist organization will bring "a whole bunch of new options" to how the U.S. deals with narco-terrorists in that region... MORE

An overhead view of a group of four Navy warships steaming across the ocean in the daytime. A handful of military aircraft fly above them.

War Department narrows technology development focus to half dozen areas
November 20, 2025 — Directed energy, hypersonics and artificial intelligence are among the six technology focus areas for the War Department meant to ensure America's warfighters will quickly have what's needed to fight and win on the battlefield. ... MORE

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Department of War name set in bronze at Pentagon entrances
November 14, 2025 — Facilities personnel at the Pentagon took down outdated bronze plaques at two of the building's entrances and replaced them with recently minted plaques bearing the new name of the federal agency that leads America's fighting force: "The Department of War."... MORE

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Hegseth announces series of War Department reforms in sweeping speech to top military brass
September 30, 2025 — Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced a series of 10 new directives aimed at strengthening the War Department's people and culture during an in-person speech in Quantico, Va., to the U.S. military's most senior leaders. ... MORE

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Hegseth speaks at inaugural Gold Star Advisory Council Meeting
September 30, 2025 — Secretary of War Pete Hegseth chaired the first-ever meeting of the War Department's Gold Star Advisory Council on Sept. 29, during which he vowed to improve the process for interacting with Gold Star families, including the department's Casualty Assistance Program... MORE

Hegseth honors nation's POW/MIAs
September 19, 2025 — Secretary of War Pete Hegseth paid tribute to the U.S. military's prisoners of war and personnel missing in action during a ceremony commemorating National POW/MIA Recognition Day at the Pentagon... MORE

A man in civilian business attire is standing and speaking behind a lectern outdoors. A large group of military members in dress uniform attire are standing in the background, along with an American flag and a POW/MIA recognition flag.

At War Department, shaving waivers out, clean-shaven faces in
September 19, 2025 — Secretary of War Pete Hegseth signed a memorandum in August directing the military services to stringently enforce facial hair grooming standards across the force... MORE

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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... MORE

A large American flag hangs off the side of a large, five-story building at sunrise. Service members in military attire face the flag and stand at attention.

President Trump renames DOD to Department of War
September 8, 2025 — President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order changing the Defense Department's name to the Department of War as a secondary title... MORE