Hegseth praises South Korea’s plans to raise its military spending and boost defense capabilities

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth praised South Korea’s plans to raise its military spending, ...

Hegseth says South Korea will take larger role in defense against North Korean aggression

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that South Korea will take a larger role in defense against North Korean ...

Hegseth says US-South Korea alliance focused on North Korea but 'flexibility' needed

The United States will look at "flexibility" for its troops stationed in South Korea to operate against regional threats, but ...

Pete Hegseth visits DMZ ahead of talks on U.S. troops in South Korea

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s visit to the heavily fortified DMZ came ahead of talks expected to involve Washington’s goal ...

Pete Hegseth refuses to meet with bearded soldiers in South Korea

Bearded service member won’t be allowed to meet with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth when he visits South Korea next week. He ...

Pete Hegseth meets U.S. troops in South Korea

Pete Hegseth on Tuesday defended recent strikes on alleged drug smugglers during a visit to American military personnel ...

Pete Hegseth calls for flexibility in US-South Korea alliance amid North Korea threat

The United States will look at "flexibility" for U.S. troops stationed in South Korea to operate against regional threats, ...

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visits DMZ ahead of security talks with South Korean officials

Hegseth and South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back received a briefing from military officials at Observation Post ...

Pete Hegseth arrives in South Korea for military talks

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The Boston Globe

Pete Hegseth railed against diversity and equity to generals. As a Harvard student, he had a much different take.

Before he became a top Trump administration attack dog on all things DEI, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth was a Harvard University master’s degree candidate who described closing racial achievement ...
The Harvard Crimson

Before Pete Hegseth Joined Trump’s War on DEI, He Advocated for Educational Equity as a Harvard Student

In his first nine months as Secretary of Defense, Pete B. Hegseth has railed against “woke garbage” and purged department materials of any mention of diversity, equity, and inclusion. But in 2013, as ...