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Defense Secretary person

Named in 10 reports across 5 stories - 22 Aug – 16 Oct

also appears as Defense secretary

22 Aug 202616 Oct 2026
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  1. The Hillseen 24 Sept, 07:55description editedthe story

Closest companions, sized by how often they share a report with Defense Secretary. Lines between the outer names are their own relationships - names that appear together even without Defense Secretary.

Hegseth and Pete Hegseth share 2 reportsPentagon and Pete Hegseth share 2 reportsDan Driscoll and Pete Hegseth share 1 reportArmy Secretary and Dan Driscoll share 1 reportArmy Secretary and Hegseth share 1 reportArmy and Fort Drum share 1 reportArmy Secretary and Pete Hegseth share 1 reportHomeland Defense Board and Pete Hegseth share 1 reportHegseth and Pentagon share 1 reportHomeland Defense Board and Pentagon share 1 reportArmy and Pentagon share 1 reportCentcom and Hegseth share 1 reportDan Driscoll and Hegseth share 1 reportDefense News and Pentagon share 1 reportDefense News and Homeland Defense Board share 1 reportCentcom and Pete Hegseth share 1 reportFort Drum and Pentagon share 1 reportFort Drum and Pete Hegseth share 1 reportDefense News and Pete Hegseth share 1 reportArmy and Pete Hegseth share 1 reportDefense SecretaryPete HegsethPete Hegseth - 6 shared reports (person)HegsethHegseth - 4 shared reports (person)PentagonPentagon - 4 shared reports (organization)ArmyArmy - 1 shared report (organization)Army Secret…Army Secretary - 1 shared report (person)CentcomCentcom - 1 shared report (organization)Dan DriscollDan Driscoll - 1 shared report (person)Defense NewsDefense News - 1 shared report (organization)Fort DrumFort Drum - 1 shared report (place)Homeland De…Homeland Defense Board - 1 shared report (organization)

The stories

Trump Declares “Crushing Economic Operation” Against Iran

534 outlets1 report names Defense Secretary27 Aug 2025 – 17 Oct 2026

Scoop: Inside Hegseth's classified plea for more defense funds

62 outlets6 reports name Defense Secretary4 Aug – 17 Oct

US Army secretary may step down before year’s end: Report

47 outlets1 report names Defense Secretary22 Aug – 8 Sept

US sending hundreds of troops to Latin America as Pentagon widens anti-cartel campaign: Report

6 outlets1 report names Defense Secretary14 Oct – 17 Oct

Netherlands to invest in laser weapons to counter drones

1 outlets1 report names Defense Secretary24 Sept

Who keeps naming them

The Hill5Anadolu Agency (AA)3Google News - Top Stories1Politico Europe1

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