Hegseth creates Pentagon Office of Religious Affairs reporting directly to him
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced the creation of a new Pentagon Office of Religious Affairs, a move that will place the office directly under his authority. The announcement was made in a speech on Wednesday and described as part of a wider set of faith-related reforms at the Department of Defense. According to the Pentagon, the office will support chaplains and religious services while reporting at the highest level of the department.Hegseth said the office would help provide what he called "first-class religious support" and framed the initiative in explicitly religious language. He told the audience that the... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 02 Oct 2026 10:40 LONDON
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