Secretary of War Pete Hegseth will participate in the NATO Defense Ministerial in Brussels, Belgium, where he will focus on the urgent need for NATO allies to assume primary responsibility for the conventional defense of the European continent.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth will be traveling to Cuba and Florida to engage with troops at Guantanamo Bay and U.S. Central Command in Tampa.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is traveling to France to participate in events to commemorate the 82nd anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth will attend the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, where he will meet with Singapore's prime minister and defense minister and participate in several meetings with key Indo-Pacific allies and partners.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth will be traveling to West Point, N.Y., to deliver the commencement speech at the U.S. Military Academy's Class of 2026 graduation ceremony.

The Department of War invites media to cover pre-trial proceedings in the case of United States v. Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarek Bin 'Attash, Ali Abdul Aziz Ali, and Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi, scheduled for August 24-28, 2026. The defendants are charged in connection with their alleged roles in the September 11, 2001 attacks against the United States.

The War Department invited media to cover pretrial proceedings for Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, the defendant charged in the attack on the USS Cole. 

The Department of War invites media to cover pretrial proceedings Aug. 3 -14, 2026, for Encep Nurjaman, who has been charged in connection with his alleged role in the 2002 and 2003 bombings in Indonesia.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth will travel to Fort Campbell, Ky., to preside over a Purple Heart award ceremony and to administer the oath of enlistment to reenlistees.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth will travel to Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, Va., to welcome home nearly 4,500 sailors of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, following an 11-month deployment.