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An aerial view of the Pentagon, May 15, 2023. Photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Alexander Kubitza
Pentagon, (Jan. 22, 2025): The Defense Department is sending 1,500 active-duty service members and additional air and intelligence assets to the southern border to augment troops already conducting enforcement operations in that region, Acting Secretary of Defense Robert Salesses announced this afternoon via a statement to the media.
The announcement came roughly 36 hours after President Donald J. Trump issued an executive order directing DOD to address the situation at the border.
"On Monday, to protect the security and safety of United States citizens, President Trump declared that a national emergency exists at the southern border of the United States. The president directed me to take all appropriate action to support the activities of the secretary of homeland security in obtaining complete operational control of the southern border of the United States," the statement reads.
Read more: DOD ORDERS 1,500 TROOPS, ADDITIONAL ASSETS TO SOUTHERN BORDER
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EXECUTIVE ORDER, (January 21, 2025): By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:
Section 1. Purpose. Longstanding Federal civil-rights laws protect individual Americans from discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. These civil-rights protections serve as a bedrock supporting equality of opportunity for all Americans. As President, I have a solemn duty to ensure that these laws are enforced for the benefit of all Americans.
Read more: ENDING ILLEGAL DISCRIMINATION AND RESTORING MERIT-BASED OPPORTUNITY
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President Donald Trump named Robert Salesses as acting secretary of defense pending the confirmation of Pete Hegseth for the position. Salesses assumed the functions and duties of the office at 12:01 p.m., Jan. 20, 2025. Photo by DOD
Pentagon, (Jan. 21, 2025): President Donald Trump named Robert Salesses as acting secretary of defense pending the confirmation of Pete Hegseth for the position. Salesses assumed the functions and duties of the office at 12:01 p.m. yesterday.
The Senate Armed Services Committee has sent Hegseth's nomination to the full Senate, which is expected to act on the nomination later this week.
Salesses is a retired Marine Corps officer and a member of the senior executive service. He previously served as the deputy assistant secretary of defense for homeland defense integration and defense support of civil authorities.
Read more: TRUMP NAMES ACTING SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, DESIGNATES ACTING SERVICE SECRETARIES
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Pentagon, (Jan. 21, 2025): The following individuals were sworn-in yesterday, Jan. 20, 2025, at the Pentagon:
- John A. Byers, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (South and South-East Asia)
- Colin J. Carroll, Chief of Staff to the Deputy Secretary of Defense
- Austin J. Dahmer, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Strategy)
- Timothy D. Dill, Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs)
- Michael P. DiMino IV, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Middle East)
- Mark Ditlevson, Senior Advisor, Department of the Navy
- Michael P. Duffey, Deputy Chief of Staff to the Secretary of Defense
- Stephen L. Ferrara, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs
Read more: NEW OFFICIALS SWORN-IN AT THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
- ENDING RADICAL AND WASTEFUL GOVERNMENT DEI PROGRAMS AND PREFERENCING
- DESIGNATING CARTELS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AS FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS AND SPECIALLY DESIGNATED GLOBAL TERRORISTS
- CLARIFYING THE MILITARY’S ROLE IN PROTECTING THE TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY OF THE UNITED STATES
- DECLARING A NATIONAL EMERGENCY AT THE SOUTHERN BORDER OF THE UNITED STATES