Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has called for stricter enforcement of fitness standards—though many of the military’s most important roles have little direct connection to physical fitness.

Army leaders have trumpeted the success of the H2F program, which now has 71 teams in place across the active duty force, in creating fitter soldiers. The service plans to expand H2F to cover the entire Army, including the part-time soldiers of the National Guard and Army Reserve.

President Donald Trump is aiming to replace the Army’s number two officer with one of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s senior advisors.

During the speech last month, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth lectured senior military officials on the "warrior ethos," focusing on fitness and grooming standards, and calling out "fat generals."

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has largely banned military officials – including the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the secretaries of the Army, Navy and Air Force – from speaking with Congress unless they coordinate with a centralized office that reports to him.

The Pentagon is barring nearly all Defense Department personnel, including military commanders, from talking to Congress or state lawmakers unless they have received prior approval from the agency’s office of legislative affairs,

The US military bombed two more suspected drug smuggling vessels — this time in the Eastern Pacific — killing five “narco-terrorists” on board, War Secretary Pete Hegseth revealed

The president gave the order to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after touting U.S. military strikes on alleged drug boats off the coast of South America.