"While the internet buzzed with speculation and surface-level hot takes, the real story is one of professionalism, elite training, and national security — not some fantastical tale of secret operatives or symbolic female warriors."

Armed Guards, Misplaced Outrage, and the Real Mission Behind the Viral Video of Secretary Pete Hegseth’s “Bodyguards”

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Armed Guards, Misplaced Outrage, and the Real Mission Behind the Viral Video of Secretary Pete Hegseth’s “Bodyguards” - Common Defense

This week, a seemingly mundane video of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth climbing the stairs to a military aircraft sent the internet into a speculative frenzy. What turned an otherwise routine moment into a digital firestorm was the presence of two