Mr. Hegseth served at the U.S. Navy base as a National Guard lieutenant. The base is now being used to hold some migrants who face deportation.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered senior military and Defense Department officials to draw up plans to cut 8 percent from the defense budget over each of the next five years, officials said on Wednesday.
Under the direction of new Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, the U.S. Army announced on Friday that it will not accept any new transgender members and will not be providing any medical care for transitions.
The defense secretary's team asked far-right influencer Jack Posobiec to come to Europe, The Washington Post reports