ASEAN’s members include Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Australia, one of the countries Hegseth mentioned, isn’t even on the ...

The defense secretary's media background has played a significant role as the department reels from the Army-involved crash ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Singapore Minister of Defense Ng Eng Hen held an introductory call today to discuss key initiatives across the ...

asked Pete Hegseth if could name one member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, describe what type of agreement the U.S. had with the countries and how many nations were in the bloc.

Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen spoke with his US counterpart Pete Hegseth in a “good and warm introductory call”. Read more at ...

During his confirmation hearing, Trump’s Defense Secretary nominee couldn’t name a single member of the Southeast Asian bloc.

A senator told Hegseth: "I suggest you do a little homework before you prepare for these types of negotiations." ...

That’s called “jointness,” about which Hegseth knows little. He touted his Army background in the National Guard as a ...

The new defense secretary’s goals run counter to the military’s apolitical tradition and efforts to build a force that ...

Pete Hegseth confirmation hearing ... Member nations include Laos, Cambodia, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, Myanmar, Malaysia, Vietnam, the Philippines and Brunei. One of the last people to ...

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Pete Hegseth appeared not to know what the Association ... Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. East Timor is set to join as the eleventh country ...