Fort Bliss officials confirmed that U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth was visiting the Borderland on Monday. His visit includes stops along the border in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, where presumably reserve and active-duty troops would be deployed to secure the U.

New defense secretary Pete Hegseth has canceled all cultural awareness months in the Department of Defense, including Black History Month.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's first trip since taking office will be to the United States' border with Mexico on Monday, in the latest sign that fortifying the border will be a priority for the Pentagon under President Donald Trump.