Secretary Hegseth Delivers "State of the Force" Address
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2026/09/30/secretary_hegseth_delivers_state_of_the_troops_address.html

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gives his annual 'State of the Troops' address to military officers at the Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia.

He thanks the troops for their attitude: "Send me to right the Redcoats, send me to fight the communists, send me to fight the Islamists. Send me."

"The media will mischaracterize you, and that's ok. Because deep down they know you're the reason they live free -- they envy you."

"We are no longer the woke department or the weak department. No fatties. No trannies. No weirdos. No wimps. No radicals. Just warriors"