U.S. Defense Secretary tours defense tech factories, announces 'rebuilding' of military arsenal

Pete Hegseth confirmed as defense secretary

WATCH: Pentagon changes 'Secretary of Defense' signage to 'Secretary of War'

Ronald Reagan once roasted Frank Sinatra by pretending to endorse him for President of the United States:Reagan opens by acknowledging that Sinatra had been a loyal political ally:"This is Frank Sinatra's night and I'm here out of gratitude. Frank worked for me in all my campaigns. He was with me all the way to the governor's mansion. Without his help, who knows? I might have been president."He then jokes about the rivalry he had lost to be there that night:"When this program was being planned,

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Richard Marles, and Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong Before the Australia-U.S. Ministerial Consultations - United States Department of State

Bias & prejudice have no place in our military, or in our country. Prejudices – whether visible or invisible, conscious or unconscious—remain a burden to many. They hold back the diversity of the force, representation in our officer ranks, and experiences of our minority members. The #US military is the greatest military force in history, not just because of tactics and technology, but because our all-volunteer patriots who believe in, and pledge their lives to defend, the values that make us Am