WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, Oct. 3 -- The U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology issued the following news release:
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth traveled to the U.S. Air Force Academy near Colorado Springs, Colorado, Oct. 3, where he addressed roughly 3,500 members of the school's cadet wing ahead of the annual Air Force vs. Naval Academy collegiate football game.
The visit was part of Hegseth's "Send Me Tour," a military outreach and recruitment initiative aimed at connecting Hegseth directly with military units, Reserve Officers' Training Corps programs, university cadets and veteran resource centers across the United States.
Early in his remarks, Hegseth praised the cadets for volunteering to serve their country - somethin...