Inside the room for Hegseth’s ‘State of the Force’ address

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivered his State of the Force address on Wednesday at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. The event was attended by approximately 600 active-duty E-6 and O-3 service members. During the speech, Hegseth asserted that the department has moved away from woke ideologies and a weak department, directing these comments toward fake news media. This aligns with the Trump administration's goal to eliminate woke ideologies through restructuring the armed forces during the second term.