Matthew Adams

Matthew Adams covers the Defense Department at the Pentagon. His past reporting experience includes covering politics for The Dallas Morning News, Houston Chronicle and The News and Observer. He is based in Washington, D.C.

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Hegseth stands in front of a poster showing the Golden Dome for America.

Trump unveils ‘Golden Dome’ missile defense plan, says it will be operational by end of his term

President Donald Trump is expected to announce on Tuesday the concept he wants for his future Golden Dome missile defense program — and while it would not be the most expensive option that the Pentagon had offered, it would still cost taxpayers tens of billions of dollars and take years to make a reality.

A close-up view of a hand taking a black-covered book from a library shelf.

Pentagon orders military to review all library books for DEI issues, conduct ‘merit-based’ admissions to service academies

Pete Hegseth speaks while seated at a desk, holding a folder with his right hand and gesturing to it with his left hand.

Hegseth directs 20% cuts to top generals and admirals among other reductions across military

A military helicopter flies over a highway in front of the Pentagon filled with runners.

Army pauses helicopter flights around Pentagon after 2 planes abort landings at Reagan airport

Sexual assaults in military dropped nearly 4% overall in 2024 as 3 service branches saw increases, Pentagon report finds

The overall decrease was due to a 13% drop in reported sexual assaults across the Army, according to a report released Thursday. Three other services saw increases. The Navy had the largest jump of 4.4%.

250401-N-SN530-1046 U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (April 1, 2025) An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 81, prepares for launch on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during flight operations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (Official U.S. Navy photo)

US forces have hit more than 1,000 Houthi targets in Yemen, Pentagon says

American forces have hit more than 1,000 Houthi targets in Yemen as part of a campaign that began in March to stop attacks by the militants on the shipping lanes of the Red Sea, the Pentagon said.

Pentagon names four senior advisers to Hegseth after firing three officials for leaking information

Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell, Patrick Weaver, a special assistant to Hegseth, Ricky Buria, a career Marine who served as a junior military assistant to former Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Hegseth, and Justin Fulcher, the founder of a global telehealth startup, will serve as senior advisers.

A white entrance sign with a brick border reading in blue lettering “U.S. Air Force Langley Air Force Base.”

Pilot dies in civilian aircraft crash at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Virginia

A pilot was killed Thursday while attempting to land a civilian aircraft at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., base officials said. The crash happened at about 11:39 a.m. when the aircraft landed in preparation for the Air Power Over Hampton Roads air show scheduled for the weekend.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and El Salvador Minister of National Defense René Francis Merino Monroy participate in a bilateral exchange at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., April 16, 2025. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Kubitza)

Hegseth defends second use of Signal chat while faulting recently fired Pentagon officials as leakers

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday defended his sharing of sensitive military details for a second time using the Signal messaging app while faulting Pentagon officials who were recently fired for leaking information.

Several soldiers in camouflage combat gear and helmets stand together in a group with a desert skyline behind them.

US forces in Syria to drop to less than 1,000 troops in coming months

U.S. troops in Syria will begin to consolidate their operations in the country, shutting down some bases in the coming months and leaving less than 1,000 service members there, the Pentagon announced Friday.

A U.S. Army soldier assigned to the 1109th Theater Aviation Support Maintenance Group, Connecticut Army National Guard, wears the Army Aviation Badge on their Improved Hot Weather Combat Uniform at the 1109th Theater Aviation Support Maintenance Group, Groton, Connecticut, April 21, 2023. The Army Aviation Badge, first authorized in 1947, is awarded to all soldiers on flight status who are part of an aircrew, and soldiers who are not part of an aircrew but support flight operations. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Matthew Lucibello)

3 Army units tapped for summer rotations in Europe, Middle East

Three Army units will deploy to Europe and the Middle East in the summer as part of regular unit rotations, the Army announced Friday.

The Pentagon in Arlington, Va., on April 9, 2021. MUST CREDIT: Bloomberg photo by Stefani Reynolds.

Third Pentagon official implicated in DOD leak probe

A third Pentagon official on Wednesday has been placed on administrative leave as part of an ongoing investigation into leaks at the Defense Department, a defense official confirmed.

2 Pentagon officials, including a Hegseth senior adviser, placed on administrative leave in DOD leak probe

Dan Caldwell, a senior adviser to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Darin Selnick, the Pentagon’s deputy chief of staff, were placed on administrative leave Tuesday for an “unauthorized disclosure” as part of an ongoing investigation into leaks at the DOD.

Army Secretary Dan Driscoll appointed as acting ATF director, replacing FBI director Kash Patel

Army Secretary Dan Driscoll has been appointed as acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, replacing FBI Director Kash Patel in that job, a defense official confirmed

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