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U.S. DepartmentofWar

The defense secretary stands with sailors while looking at a monitor in a dimly lit control room aboard a ship illuminated by purple light.

Ship Tour

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth tours the guided missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner during a visit to Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Feb. 25, 2025.

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Credit: Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander C. Kubitza, DOD VIRIN: 250225-D-PM193-3292.JPG

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The Department of War provides the military forces needed to deter war and ensure our nation's security.

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