Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defended the deployment of National Guard troops and Marines to respond to immigration protests in Los Angeles, saying the military would stay involved for 60 days at a cost of $134 million.

The Defense Department doubled the number of National Guard troops to deploy to Los Angeles to help protect federal facilities and personnel as the city grapples with ongoing protests against immigration raids and arrests.

Veterans and their supporters gathered on the National Mall in Washington for the Unite for Veterans rally, a day-long event billed as a grassroots movement to activate vets across the country to come together and oppose the Trump administration’s initiatives that include layoffs at the Department of Veterans Affairs and cuts to veterans services.

Four World War II veterans attended the celebration. Each veteran’s time of service was read during the ceremony and the crowd applauded for their efforts. Navy Secretary John Phelan attended the ceremony and took time to speak with each of the veterans before and after the event.  

On the hallowed ground above Omaha Beach, more than two dozen American World War II veterans joined Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other top officials Friday to commemorate the 81st anniversary of D-Day, the Allied assault that helped turn the tide of World War II.

Dozens of Army museums around the world dedicated to units, some among the most storied in the service, will disappear over the next three years as part of cost-cutting and efforts to align with Pentagon priorities.

During the sentencing at the Wheeler Army Airfield courthouse, Judge Rebecca Farrell said she imposed the maximum sentence on Pfc. Dewayne Johnson II due to “particularly aggravating facts” in the case.

A retired Air Force general who was acquitted of sexual assault but found guilty of lesser charges during a court-martial last year has asked President Donald Trump for a pardon because his case is an example of “a woke-inspired, DEI-led campaign of lawfare.”

The event outside the U.S. Capitol was orchestrated in conjunction with the Women in the Services Coalition Initiative and lasted 45 minutes before veterans went inside to deliver several thousand letters to lawmakers’ offices.

Kristi Noem, the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, wants to slash the Coast Guard’s shore infrastructure budget by 90%, a move that some lawmakers said would push the service’s housing, facilities and piers into further disrepair.