President Donald Trump has nominated John Noh, a Korean American official and U.S. Army veteran, to serve as assistant secretary of defense for Indo-Pacific security affairs—a pivotal role overseeing U.S. defense strategy and cooperation with allies across the Asia-Pacific, including South Korea.
Pentagon restores a few webpages honoring servicemembers but still defends DEI purge
The Pentagon said Monday that internet pages honoring a Black Medal of Honor winner and Japanese American service members were mistakenly taken down—but staunchly defended its overall campaign to strip out content singling out the contributions by women and minority groups, which the Trump administration considers “DEI.”