Andrew Brey

Great meeting with Admiral Paparo this week to support Department of War modernization initiatives! 🤙 The @deptofwar and @indopacom are ready to fight and win across all domains. #Deterrence through strength!

STATEMENT: Following the Afghanistan Withdrawal Special Review Panel’s recommendation and at the direction of Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, the United States Marine Corps has upgraded the valor awards for the Marines of Company G, 2d Battalion, 1st Marines, who stood at Abbey Gate on 26 August 2021. After reviewing the original awards and determining that several had been inappropriately downgraded, these awards have now been upgraded to levels that more accurately reflect the extreme risk these Marines knowingly accepted and the lives they saved under direct enemy fire.   The Marines at Abbey Gate were positioned in the direct blast zone with minimal cover, fully aware of an imminent suicide attack, yet they held their ground to keep evacuation operations running. Their actions that day were heroic. The original awards did not reflect that reality. Today’s upgrades correct that injustice.   This outcome would not have happened without the personal leadership and commitment of Under Secretary of War for Personnel & Readiness Anthony Tata and Senior Advisor Stu Scheller who worked tirelessly behind the scenes to ensure these Marines receive the recognition they deserve. Mr. Scheller personally shepherded this effort, driving the process forward until justice was done.   This outcome also demonstrates what the Afghanistan Withdrawal Special Review Panel was created to do: examine the full record, identify where the system failed our warfighters, and ensure accountability and fairness. The Department of War, under President Trump and Secretary Hegseth, is committed to getting this right. We will not allow valor performed at the point of friction to be diminished by bureaucratic or administrative shortcomings.   To the Marines of Company G and to every service member who stood at Abbey Gate: your actions were seen, your sacrifice was measured correctly, and your valor is now properly recognized.   The Panel will continue its broader work to ensure the lessons from 2021 are learned and that we never again place our warfighters in positions where their courage is not fully honored.   We owe the American people, the families of the fallen, and every service member who served in Afghanistan nothing less than the truth and the corrections that truth demands.

The warriors of Operation Epic Fury.

A prayer for our warriors🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

Correct. Being an American citizen means something. Those who bring harm to our people will be met with swift & certain retribution.

Indisputably the best @SecWar in American History. Black-bags Maduro, Handles Iran. Fixes Covid Tyranny. Ends DEI. Then Hammers the Trojan Horses of universities lying & indoctrinating a woke force. Saves America at home & Abroad. Truly Amazing, @POTUS

Overnight, on President Trump’s orders, the Department of War commenced OPERATION EPIC FURY — the most lethal, most complex, and most-precision aerial operation in history. The Iranian regime had their chance, yet refused to make a deal — and now they are suffering the consequences. For almost fifty years, Iran has targeted and killed Americans, always seeking the world’s most powerful weapons to further their radical cause. Last night, unlike any previous president, President Trump began dealing with this cancer. We will not tolerate powerful missiles targeting the American people. Those missiles will be destroyed, along with Iran’s missile production. The Iranian navy will be destroyed. And, as President Trump has said his entire life, Iran will never have a nuclear weapon. The United States did not start this conflict, but we will finish it. If you kill or threaten Americans anywhere in the world — as Iran has — then we will hunt you down, and we will kill you. Our warriors are the best in the world, and they are fully unleashed to achieve our objectives. May God’s providence protect them in this vital mission.

WE ARE REBUILDING THE ARSENAL OF FREEDOM.

Earlier today, @SECWAR promoted country music star and soldier Craig Morgan to the rank of Warrant Officer 2.

STATEMENT: The Department of War is returning Stars & Stripes to its original mission: reporting for our warfighters. We are bringing Stars & Stripes into the 21st century. We will modernize its operations, refocus its content away from woke distractions that syphon morale, and adapt it to serve a new generation of service members. Stars & Stripes will be custom tailored to our warfighters. It will focus on warfighting, weapons systems, fitness, lethality, survivability, and ALL THINGS MILITARY. No more repurposed DC gossip columns; no more Associated Press reprints. Stars & Stripes has a proud legacy of reporting news that’s important to our service members. The Department of War is committed to ensuring the outlet continues to reflect that proud legacy.

Great day yesterday at @SpaceX w @SecWar and @elonmusk . Proud to be serving our warfighters alongside my undersecretary peers and other dedicated patriots on the team.

No one on Earth can out-innovate an American entrepreneur once freed from the dead weight of a stifling bureaucracy. We will forge a new Arsenal of Freedom. Thank you @elonmusk

The peacetime science fair is over.

Starbase is a testament to the strength of American ingenuity and invention. Keep going @elonmusk

Bad news for the enemies of America. American military innovation engineers your nightmares.

Adm. Paparo met with @DeptofWar Principal Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of War for Public Affairs @AndrewBreyDoW to ensure #USINDOPACOM remains ready and capable across all domains.

It was an honor to host the Honorable Mr. Andrew Brey late last week. He is all in on supporting new initiatives that enhance strategic communication and information operations across the Theater. #Prevail #OneTeam

Proud of my @USARPAC PA Team who did a great job sharing how we were getting after things in the information environment to @AndrewBreyDoW.

Welcome to the FIRST Department of War weekly situation report of 2026: