On his first full day as Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth emphasized military readiness and support for President Trump's border policies, including the deployment of additional troops to the U.S.-Mexico border. The Pentagon recently began using military aircraft to deport undocumented migrants, a departure from prior practices. Hegseth indicated full compliance with constitutional directives while ensuring the military's role in border security would escalate as needed. The collaboration with Colombia will also facilitate these deportation flights. Hegseth's leadership marks a new direction for the Pentagon's operational focus on domestic security.
This is a shift. It's not the way business has been done in the past.
The military's participation in these flights started last week; in the past, they had been carried out by commercial and charter flights.
Whatever is needed at the border will be provided.
Our job is lethality and readiness and for fighting.
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