Pete Hegseth’s motorcade stirred a cloud of dust around dozens of troops and border agents waiting in the desert to greet the new defense secretary. It was his first visit to the U.S-Mexico border and the 30-foot steel border fence loomed tall behind him as he shook hands.

During a media interview today, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said morale is high among U.S. troops currently assisting with enforcement

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s goal to get “woke” civilian professors out of military academies and replace them with military personnel would be a tall order. Experts note that recruiting problems are top of mind at the Pentagon, casting doubt on pulling more military personnel into the academies. “We need more uniformed members going back…