Yesterday, @SECWAR visited Cuba and @CENTCOM and met with the warriors standing watch and carrying out critical missions on behalf of our nation. They embody the definition of deterrence.

Over 4,500 warriors from the USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group—serving aboard the USS Ford, USS Bainbridge, and USS Mahan—have completed a 326-day historic deployment marked by extraordinary endurance and service, including the birth of 76 children during the deployment. Today, we proudly welcome our American heroes home.

.@SECWAR “It is my honor to present, from the President of the United States, the Presidential Unit Citation to the USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group… CONGRATULATIONS, GODSPEED, AND WELCOME HOME.”

Last night U.S. forces, in coordination with the Armed Forces of Nigeria, killed Abu-Bilal al-Minuki and other ISIS leaders. Back in November 2025, President Trump declared to the world that we will help protect Christians in Nigeria and instructed the Department of War to prepare for action. So, for months, we hunted this top ISIS leader in Nigeria who was killing Christians, and we killed him—and his entire posse. In conjunction with Nigeria’s President, and at the direction of President Trump, U.S. Africa Command oversaw a precise operation to remove this terrorist. Abu-Bilal al-Minuki was the senior ISIS General Directorate of Provinces Emir — the number two for ISIS globally — responsible for overseeing the planning of attacks, directing hostage-taking and managing financial operations. The removal of him and other ISIS personnel makes Americans safer by further degrading ISIS’s ability to plan and carry out attacks that threaten the U.S. homeland, American citizens, and innocent civilians. Operations like last night’s demonstrate the exceptional lethality, patience and skill of U.S. forces, amplified alongside willing and capable partners, to address shared threats. This should serve as a reminder that we will hunt down those who wish to harm Americans or innocent Christians, wherever they are.

In honor of Armed Forces Day, we have unfurled an America’s 250th anniversary flag at the Pentagon. We will always honor our warriors’ strength, sacrifice, and devotion to defending freedom.

Armed Forces Day: honoring the ultimate defenders of freedom. This week we also recognize a Hollywood icon who walked away from celebrity to fly heavy bombers in World War II. Service is the highest calling. We fight and we win.

JOINT AIRPOWER built for ANY MISSION @usairforce and @USMC aircraft integrate during combat search and rescue scenarios over southern Arizona, strengthening mission readiness in contested environments.