This week, President Donald J. Trump delivered the State of Union address and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth continued the Arsenal of Freedom tour with visits to Denver and Arkansas.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth wrapped up the first segment of his Arsenal of Freedom tour by visiting a pair of defense industry companies in Camden, Ark., where he continued to deliver a call to action to revitalize America's manufacturing might and reenergize the workforce.

Joint Interagency Task Force 401 marked six months since its establishment by demonstrating measurable progress in accelerating the delivery of counter-unmanned aircraft system capabilities to the joint force.

At the request of the Oklahoma Emergency Management Department and with the authorization of Gov. Kevin Stitt, members of the state's Army National Guard responded to wildfires in northwest Oklahoma using UH-60 Black Hawks and ground hand crews.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced that the War Department will conditionally continue to provide support to Scouting America following the youth organization's commitment to pull all diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives from its program.

To ensure the joint force can fight and win in any environment, key organizations from across the Army and Department of War gathered at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., to refine the complex challenge of operating through a chemical or biological attack.

The War Department aims to modernize how acquisition — the buying of weapons and other materiel from manufacturers — is done to ensure American warfighters get the best tools, at the right price, and as quickly as possible. 

Airmen use the HoloLens augmented reality headset to perform remote cargo inspections, allowing experts to safely and quickly clear equipment for flight from anywhere in the world.

Retired Navy Capt. Elmer Royce Williams, who received the Medal of Honor from President Donald J. Trump during the State of the Union, was inducted into the Pentagon's Hall of Heroes for his heroic actions during the Korean War.

The War Department's 2026 National Defense Strategy prioritizes defending the homeland as its first line of effort. At the Air and Space Forces Association's warfare symposium in Colorado, three senior Air and Space Force generals discussed how their respective combatant commands are working to do that.