U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth praised Saturday the friendship and trust that his country and Japan have developed.

Over 80,000 Marines, soldiers, and sailors from our two countries fought at Iwo Jima. More than 26,000 died here. Today, we ...

In his first trip to Japan, U.S. Defense Secretary Hegseth visited Iwo Jima and attended a memorial with Japanese Prime ...

A handful of retired Marines — all in the late 90s or over 100 — joined Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Japan’s Prime ...

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks during a joint news conference with Japan's Defense Minister Gen Nakatani at the ...

US Secretary of Defence, Pete Hegseth, honored the bond between the US and Japan at an Iwo Jima memorial. The event ...

In his speech, Hegseth cast the alliance as “the cornerstone of freedom, prosperity, security and peace in the Indo-Pacific,” ...

For the 80th Reunion of Honor, seven WWII veterans will return to Iwo Jima and be joined by defense secretaries from the US ...

Pete Hegseth visits Iwo Jima to honor WWII veterans, highlighting the strong U.S.-Japan alliance against regional threats.

The U.S. defense secretary sought to reassure its ally over security ties and vowed to speed up the creation of a joint ...