A Jan. 20 memo asks the defense secretary to ask Congress to close the Pentagon’s Civilian Protection Center of Excellence.

The Pentagon said Wednesday it has begun deploying 1,500 active duty troops to help secure the southern border, putting in motion plans President Donald Trump laid out in executive orders shortly ...

Acting U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Salesses has approved the immediate deployment of 1,500 active-duty troops to the Mexico-U.S. border.

The House on Wednesday gave final approval to a bill that requires the detainment of unauthorized migrants accused of theft ...

The U.S. military will support deportation flights and intelligence collection and help construct barriers when 1,500 ...

Read about President Trump's appointment of Robert Salesses, a retired U.S. Marine Corps officer, as acting secretary of ...

President Donald Trump Chip Somodevilla/) The Pentagon is set to deploy 1,500 active duty troops to the southern border in the coming days, The Associated Press report ...

U.S.-Mexico border for a deployment that includes the use of military aircraft to conduct deportation flights and support for ...

President Donald Trump has named an acting secretary of defense until his nominee, Pete Hegseth, gets confirmed by the U.S.

Robert Salesses, a longtime assistant defense secretary, is now the acting defense secretary, Pentagon officials said.