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Pete Hegseth's National Guard service is central to his media profile, veterans' advocacy work, and political appointment as Secretary of Defense, with supporters and critics interpreting his service record differently.
Pete Hegseth served as an infantry officer in the Army National Guard with three overseas deployments: to Guantánamo Bay, Iraq, and Afghanistan, performing a mix of security, infantry leadership, civi...
Pete Hegseth deployed overseas multiple times during his Army National Guard service, with reporting across encyclopedic and military sources consistently identifying deployments to Guantánamo Bay, Ir...
’s service as a commissioned infantry officer in the National Guard and his public life as a conservative media figure inform a combative, readiness-first approach to that emphasizes “warrior culture,...
’s deployments to and combined frontline infantry leadership and civil-military engagement in Iraq with training and instruction in Afghanistan, roles described in military evaluations and multiple bi...