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Pete Hegseth's Address on Special Operations and National Defense at SOF Week in Tampa

Published May 6, 2025 | Video Starts at 15:31

That's the warrior ethos. So we start there. Our second priority is rebuilding the military. And President Trump has declared and delivered on a generational investment, rebuilding our military, much like Ronald Reagan did in the 1980s. Our goal is to put the best systems in the hands of our warfighters because you, our war fighters, should never be in a fair fight. (15:31–15:40)

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Asserts that President Trump has made a significant investment in rebuilding the military, similar to Reagan's efforts.

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“In the last six months, SOF has eliminated over 500 terrorists who threaten our homeland directly.”
Pete Hegseth's Address on Special Operations and National Defense at SOF Week in Tampa | Uploaded May 6, 2025 | 03:34-03:42
“Alongside global SOF partners, your team has captured at least another 600 terrorists.”
Pete Hegseth's Address on Special Operations and National Defense at SOF Week in Tampa | Uploaded May 6, 2025 | 03:42-03:50
“In the last three years, these and other presidentially directed missions have increased by 200%.”
Pete Hegseth's Address on Special Operations and National Defense at SOF Week in Tampa | Uploaded May 6, 2025 | 06:16-06:26
“Today there are over 6,000 US special operations professionals at work outside the US in over 80 countries.”
Pete Hegseth's Address on Special Operations and National Defense at SOF Week in Tampa | Uploaded May 6, 2025 | 24:33-24:41
“We also have international partners from 28 nations stationed right here at SOCOM.”
Pete Hegseth's Address on Special Operations and National Defense at SOF Week in Tampa | Uploaded May 6, 2025 | 24:48-24:55
“The point of that trip was to partner with Panamanians and take back the Panama Canal from Chinese influence, a strategic prerogative.”
Pete Hegseth's Address on Special Operations and National Defense at SOF Week in Tampa | Uploaded May 6, 2025 | 26:45-26:53
“Socom, CENTCOM have no better home than here on the Gulf Coast.”
Pete Hegseth's Address on Special Operations and National Defense at SOF Week in Tampa | Uploaded May 6, 2025 | 00:55-01:00
“Special operations has never been more important for our country.”
Pete Hegseth's Address on Special Operations and National Defense at SOF Week in Tampa | Uploaded May 6, 2025 | 01:55-01:59
“Border security equals national security and we're going to get 100% operational control of our southern border.”
Pete Hegseth's Address on Special Operations and National Defense at SOF Week in Tampa | Uploaded May 6, 2025 | 03:04-03:14
“Our long standing relationship with our partners in Mexico is crucial to supporting northcom and securing our border.”
Pete Hegseth's Address on Special Operations and National Defense at SOF Week in Tampa | Uploaded May 6, 2025 | 03:18-03:27
“We are reorienting toward deterring the communist Chinese, no doubt our pacing threat.”
Pete Hegseth's Address on Special Operations and National Defense at SOF Week in Tampa | Uploaded May 6, 2025 | 04:03-04:10
“SOF underpins deterrence in the Indo Pacific.”
Pete Hegseth's Address on Special Operations and National Defense at SOF Week in Tampa | Uploaded May 6, 2025 | 04:40-04:45
“With so many of our partners, America first does not mean America alone.”
Pete Hegseth's Address on Special Operations and National Defense at SOF Week in Tampa | Uploaded May 6, 2025 | 04:59-05:04
“President Trump has pledged in his second term to have [special operators'] back as they execute violently the defense of our nation.”
Pete Hegseth's Address on Special Operations and National Defense at SOF Week in Tampa | Uploaded May 6, 2025 | 05:50-05:59
“Since President Trump was elected, recruitment and retention numbers are up.”
Pete Hegseth's Address on Special Operations and National Defense at SOF Week in Tampa | Uploaded May 6, 2025 | 09:12-09:17
“We're doing standards assessments across [Department of Defense], and we started at Special Operations Multiple accessions courses.”
Pete Hegseth's Address on Special Operations and National Defense at SOF Week in Tampa | Uploaded May 6, 2025 | 12:57-13:05
“The report back from the Green Berets and the Army Rangers that we sent the Navy SEALs to those courses is standards still high.”
Pete Hegseth's Address on Special Operations and National Defense at SOF Week in Tampa | Uploaded May 6, 2025 | 13:04-13:12
“We're heading out to other formations and basic courses to determine why those standards have dropped and to make sure they're raised.”
Pete Hegseth's Address on Special Operations and National Defense at SOF Week in Tampa | Uploaded May 6, 2025 | 13:14-13:22
“Our goal is to put the best systems in the hands of our warfighters because you, our war fighters, should never be in a fair fight.”
Pete Hegseth's Address on Special Operations and National Defense at SOF Week in Tampa | Uploaded May 6, 2025 | 15:39-15:47
“We're doing this by reviving our defense industrial base, reforming our acquisitions process, and rapidly fielding emerging technologies.”
Pete Hegseth's Address on Special Operations and National Defense at SOF Week in Tampa | Uploaded May 6, 2025 | 15:47-15:57
“The new 6th generation fighter, NGAD F47 is a part of that. B21s are a part of that.”
Pete Hegseth's Address on Special Operations and National Defense at SOF Week in Tampa | Uploaded May 6, 2025 | 16:00-16:07
“Special operations forces have long operated like a tech startup. You're agile and nimble, lean and lethal.”
Pete Hegseth's Address on Special Operations and National Defense at SOF Week in Tampa | Uploaded May 6, 2025 | 16:30-16:39
“Even though we're not a democracy, we're a republic. And we need to start teaching that in our schools again.”
Pete Hegseth's Address on Special Operations and National Defense at SOF Week in Tampa | Uploaded May 6, 2025 | 19:09-19:13
“Threats evolve now in hours, not in years.”
Pete Hegseth's Address on Special Operations and National Defense at SOF Week in Tampa | Uploaded May 6, 2025 | 21:44-21:48
“After four years of deferred maintenance under the Biden administration, after a disastrous retreat from Afghanistan, which we are still…”
Pete Hegseth's Address on Special Operations and National Defense at SOF Week in Tampa | Uploaded May 6, 2025 | 22:25-22:40
“Our adversaries are working together as well. China, Iran, Russia, North Korea.”
Pete Hegseth's Address on Special Operations and National Defense at SOF Week in Tampa | Uploaded May 6, 2025 | 27:03-27:11
“Under the leadership of President Trump, the message to our adversaries has been undeniably clear. America is back.”
Pete Hegseth's Address on Special Operations and National Defense at SOF Week in Tampa | Uploaded May 6, 2025 | 27:20-27:29
“My pledge to you is the same pledge that President Trump has made to me, that has asked me to share with all the formations I meet with when…”
Pete Hegseth's Address on Special Operations and National Defense at SOF Week in Tampa | Uploaded May 6, 2025 | 28:20-28:33