Secretary of War Pete Hegseth to Travel to Brownsville and Fort Worth, Texas > U.S. Department of War > Advisory

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth will travel to Brownsville and Fort Worth, Texas, tomorrow, to visit SpaceX and Lockheed Martin. Secretary Hegseth will deliver his third major speech since becoming Secretary of War. He will deliver remarks to the workforce and leaders at SpaceX, alongside its founder, Elon Musk. Secretary Hegseth will also administer the oath of enlistment to the next generation of American warfighters.

This visit is a continuation of the “Arsenal of Freedom” tour and a direct follow-up to Secretary Hegseth’s call to action delivered to defense executives last fall at Fort McNair.

For too long, Pentagon bureaucracy has hindered the speed and might of our manufacturing base, obstructing innovation and warfare solutions from companies like SpaceX and Lockheed Martin. Under the leadership of President Trump and Secretary Hegseth, we are unleashing the full power of our Defense Industrial Base (DIB) to advance our Peace Through Strength agenda.

These engagements underscore the urgent priority of this administration: ensuring our warfighters have the cutting-edge, American-made equipment they need to dominate any battlefield. American manufacturing is back.

This mission would be impossible without the dedicated American workforce that powers our nation’s security. These patriots work tirelessly, not with rifles, but with hardhats and relentless dedication, to ensure our military remains the most lethal and capable fighting force in the world.

This tour is intended to fuel a revival of our Defense Industrial Base, ensuring it can supply America’s finest with technologically superior products at the speed of relevance. This guarantees our dominance not just for today, but for generations to come. 

This is America’s Arsenal of Freedom.