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Secretary Hegseth Delivers Keynote Address at Special Operations Forces Week in Tampa, May 6, 2025

May 6, 2025 · Department of War · 0:32:46

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What happened

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth delivered a keynote address at Special Operations Forces Week in Tampa, Fla., on May 6, 2025, published by the Department of War (uploaded May 7, 2025). The department’s description reads: “Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth delivers keynote address at Special Operations Forces Week in Tampa, Fla., May 6, 2025.”

Why it matters

The SOF Week keynote is Hegseth’s on-record address to the special operations community in the spring of his first year — the special-operations entry in his 2025 address record.

Sources: U.S. Department of War, “LIVE: SecDef Pete Hegseth delivers keynote address at Special Operations Forces Week in Tampa, Fla.” uploaded May 7, 2025 (official upload, embedded above). No transcript is published with the upload; this page records the event as the department published it.