U.S. military cooperation as a direct security challenge, not only in the South China Sea but also in the Taiwan Strait.

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday that the Trump administration would work with allies to ramp up deterrence against threats across the world, including ...

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s younger brother is serving in a key position inside the Pentagon as a Department of Homeland Security liaison and senior adviser, Hegseth’s office ...

The United States is deploying around 9,000 troops to the Philippines for this year's joint military exercises, as the allies ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday that the Trump administration would work with allies to ramp up deterrence against threats across the world ...

US defense chief Pete Hegseth met Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos on Friday, saying the two countries must stand ...

Philippines — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday that the Trump administration would work with allies to ramp up deterrence against threats across the world, including China’s ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Friday that the Trump administration intends to boost military ties with the Philippines to strengthen deterrence against Chinese aggression in the disputed ...

Pete Hegseth has taken his younger brother Phil on a trip in a Pentagon Boeing 747, stopping in Hawaii, Guam, the Philippines, and Japan. News Reporter Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s younger ...

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday during a trip to Manila. The efforts reflect the strength of the US-Philippines’ “ironclad alliance, particularly in the face of Communist China ...