Democrat Shutdown Will Not Stop Trump From Paying Military Every Penny and an Across the Board Raise

Article Title: Trump tells troops 'every last penny' coming despite ongoing government shutdown affecting military pay

Article Excerpt: "...President Donald Trump sought to reassure service members affected by the ongoing government shutdown, pledging they would receive "every last penny" of their pay and promising an "across-the-board" raise once the impasse ends.

"I want you to know that despite the current Democrat-induced shutdown, we will get our servicemembers every last penny," Trump said. "Don't worry about it, it's all coming," he added. ..."

Reference Source: www.foxnews.com

Guiness World Record | Hegseth leads record-breaking pushup event at Navy’s win over Air Force

Article Title: Hegseth leads record-breaking pushup event at Navy’s win over Air Force

Article Excerpt: "...Hegseth led a pushup brigade with cadets, officers and fans at the game that broke a Guiness World Record. Hegseth's charge of 3,068 broke the record for most people doing pushups simultaneously for one minute.

Navy not only beat Air Force's football team, but it also took the pushup record from the Air Force Academy. ..."

Reference Source: www.foxnews.com

Navy chief of staff out at Pentagon in Hegseth’s latest shakeup

Article Title: Navy chief of staff out at Pentagon in Hegseth’s latest shakeup

Article Excerpt: "“Jon Harrison will no longer serve as Chief of Staff to the Secretary of the Navy,” a War Department spokesperson told The Post. “We are grateful for his service to the Department.”...“As you have seen and the media has obsessed over, I have fired a number of senior officers since taking over,” Hegseth told a gathering of military leaders earlier this week. “The previous chairman, other members of the Joint Chiefs [of Staff], combatant commanders and other commanders.”

“The rationale for me has been straightforward: It’s nearly impossible to change a culture with the same people who helped create or even benefited from that culture, even if that culture was created by a previous president and previous secretary.”..."

Reference Source: nypost.com

Navy hits historic recruiting numbers

Article Title: Navy hits historic recruiting numbers

Article Excerpt: "...the U.S. Navy is celebrating the largest group of new accessions in nearly a quarter-century.

In a roundtable discussion with reporters Monday prior to the end of the fiscal year, Rear Adm. James Waters, head of Navy recruiting command, revealed that the service had achieved surpluses in every recruiting category, including officers, enlisted and Reserve — with enough in the Delayed Entry Program to make up about one-fourth of the recruiting mission for fiscal 2026. ..."

Reference Source: www.militarytimes.com

Fourth deadly US strike in Trump’s war on cartels

Article Title: Fourth deadly US strike in Trump’s war on cartels

Article Excerpt: "...Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a new strike on an alleged drug-carrying vessel in the Caribbean on Friday, killing four people.

“Our intelligence, without a doubt, confirmed that this vessel was trafficking narcotics, the people onboard were narco-terrorists, and they were operating on a known narco-trafficking transit route. These strikes will continue until the attacks on the American people are over!!!!”..."

Reference Source: www.airforcetimes.com

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Orates One of the Greatest Speeches in Military History | Returning to a 'Warrior Ethos'

Article Title: Hegseth blasts ‘fat troops’ in rare gathering with military brass

Article Excerpt: "...Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth lamented against “fat troops” and “woke” policies Tuesday, pledging to create higher physical fitness and grooming standards with gender neutral, age-normed criteria that match the current male fitness standards. ...Hegseth said he was in the process of ordering 10 department directives, the first of which would ensure that all requirements for every combat Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) “returns to the highest male standard, only because this job is life or death.” ...“When it comes to any job that requires physical power to perform in combat, those physical standards must be high and gender neutral. If women can make it, excellent. If not, it is what it is,” he added. ..."

Reference Source: www.militarytimes.com