Hegseth says 14 killed in 3 strikes on alleged drug boats

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Pete Hegseth says 14 people were killed in strikes on alleged drug-carrying boats in the Pacific Ocean
The U.S. military on Monday carried out three strikes on four vessels in the Eastern Pacific Ocean that were allegedly trafficking narcotics, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday.

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Hegseth says US carried out 3 strikes on alleged drug-running boats in eastern Pacific, killing 14
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the U.S. military carried out three strikes Monday in the waters of the Eastern Pacific against boats suspected of carrying drugs, killing 14 and leaving ...

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Republican Sen. Mike Rounds, a member of the Armed Services Committee, called for greater scrutiny of the strikes in an interview with the New York Times on Wednesday.

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U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth welcomes Japan’s arms spending increase, says US-Japan alliance key to deter China

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday welcomed Japan’s determination to accelerate its ongoing military buildup and defense spending.
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Pete Hegseth 'forcing military officials to sign NDAs' after carrying out lethal strikes on vessels in the Caribbean

Military officials under Hegseth have thus far refused to provide lawmakers with critical information about the fatal strikes against boats in the Caribbean

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U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth arrives in Hawaii

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Robert Irwin sued Pete Hegseth for $60M?

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Senators challenge Hegseth’s bottleneck on communications with Congress

The mid-October memo signed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth would “throttle” communication between the committee and the Pentagon, said Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, the ranking member on the Senate Armed Services Committee’s strategic forces panel.

Pete Hegseth, Department of War Blow Up Foursome of Boats On Camera

The Department of War is so insatiable for bombing vessels, they're now taking on four at a time ... and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth shared a video of the deadly foursome.
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