(L) U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth listens as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after a ceremony for the presentation of the Mexican Border Defense Medal in the Oval Office of the White House on December 15, 2025 in Washington, DC. During the ceremony, Trump recognized the first 13 service members to receive the recently established Mexican Border Defense Medal (MBDM), which recognizes service members supporting Customs and Border Protection on the U.S.-Mexico border. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) / (R) U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives for a closed door meeting with lawmakers on Capitol Hill on December 16, 2025 in Washington, DC. Rubio and U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth are headed back to Capitol Hill to speak with lawmakers as questions mount about strikes carried out by the U.S. military on suspected drug boats out of Venezuela ordered by the Trump Administration. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images) / (Background) Image from U.S Southern Command pictures a boat in the crosshairs of a Military Aircraft prepared to strike (Photo: U.S. Southern Command)

Pentagon declines to release classified and unedited Sept. 2 drug boat strike video, citing ‘long-standing’ policy

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced that the Pentagon will not be releasing the classified and unedited video of the September 2nd U.S. military strikes on a boat carrying narcoterrorists and cocaine in the Caribbean. However, select congressional committees would be allowed to view it privately, if they so wish, he added.

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(Background) WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 25: U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) speaks with reporters while waiting to catch the Senate subway to the Hart Senate Office Building from the U.S. Capitol on July 25, 2024 in Washington, DC. Multiple news outlets are reporting that the Senator from Arizona and former astronaut is one of many candidates being vetted to be the Vice Presidential running mate to Kamala Harris. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images) / (R) GREENVALE, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 06: United States Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaks onstage during the 2025 Fox Nation Patriot Awards at Tilles Center for the Performing Arts on November 06, 2025 in Greenvale, New York. (Photo by Roy Rochlin/Getty Images)

Pentagon investigating ‘serious allegations of misconduct’ into Sen. Kelly after being accused of sedition: ‘The Seditious Six’ 

The Department of War has launched a formal investigation into Arizona Democrat Senator Mark Kelly, a retired Navy captain, over allegations that he violated the Uniform Code of Military Justice by participating in a video urging U.S. service members to “refuse orders” — should they deem any action “illegal.”

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(Background) ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - NOVEMBER 11: A general view as U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a ceremony at Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery to mark Veterans Day on November 11, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. Members of the Trump administration visited Arlington National Cemetery to observe the federal holiday honoring military service members. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) / (R-Top) ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - NOVEMBER 11: (L-R) U.S. President Donald Trump and U.S. Vice President JD Vance salute during a ceremony at Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery to mark Veterans Day on November 11, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. Members of the Trump administration visited Arlington National Cemetery to observe the federal holiday honoring military service members. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) / (L-Top) ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - NOVEMBER 11: (L-R) U.S. President Donald Trump and U.S. Vice President JD Vance salute during a ceremony at Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery to mark Veterans Day on November 11, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. Members of the Trump administration visited Arlington National Cemetery to observe the federal holiday honoring military service members. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Trump celebrates Veterans Day, proclaims day will also now be known as ‘Victory Day for World War I’ in Arlington speech

President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that Veterans Day will now also be known as “Victory Day for World War I” — citing America’s role in the Allied victory over Germany in 1918 — while calling for renewed national pride in U.S. military triumphs.

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