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Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (L) sits with US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth (R) as they pose for a commemorative photograph during a joint US-Japan memorial service for the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima near the end of World War II, in the village of Ogasawara on Iwo Jima island, some 1,250 kilometres (780 miles) from Tokyo on March 29, 2025. Japan and the US called on March 29 for a strengthening of their alliance as Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and new US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth attended a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima. (Photo by JAPAN POOL / JIJI Press / AFP) / Japan OUT (Photo by JAPAN POOL/JIJI Press/AFP via Getty Images)

Pete Hegseth Commemorates 80th Anniversary Of Battle Of Iwo Jima In Japan, Hails ‘Warrior Ethos’

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has praised the “shared warrior ethos” between the U.S. and Japan at a memorial service upon the site of the island battle.

HINES, IL - MAY 30: A sign marks the entrance to the Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital on May 30, 2014 in Hines, Illinois. Hines, which is located in suburban Chicago, has been linked to allegations that administrators kept secret waiting lists at Veterans Administration hospitals so hospital executives could collect bonuses linked to meeting standards for rapid treatment. Today, as the scandal continued to grow, Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki apologized in public and then resigned from his post. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Report: Trump Administration Set To Cut 80K Jobs At Veterans Affairs

Multiple reports suggest that the Trump administration is reportedly cutting 80,000 jobs from the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) in an “aggressive” reorganization, according to a memo obtained by the Associated Press on Wednesday.