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Secretary Hegseth Delivers the Commencement Address at West Point, May 23, 2026

May 23, 2026 · Department of War · 2:15:54

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What happened

Secretary Hegseth delivered the commencement address to the 2026 graduating class of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, published by the Department of War on May 23, 2026. The department published the full commencement, which runs just over two and a quarter hours; a short department clip of the address is recorded as an alternate source.

Why it matters

A Secretary of War’s West Point commencement address is the service-academy counterpart to his academy stops that fall — the warrior-ethos message delivered to the Army’s newest officers at the moment they take the oath. It is recorded on the Foreign Policy & Defense hub.

Sources: U.S. Department of War, “Secretary Hegseth Delivers the Commencement Address to the 2026 Graduating Class of the USMA,” May 23, 2026 (official upload, embedded above). No transcript is published with the upload; this page records the event as the department published it.