US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth testifies during a Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Defense hearing to examine the 2027 budget for the Department of Defense on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on May 12, 2026. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)

US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine testifies during a Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Defense hearing to examine the 2027 budget for the Department of Defense on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on May 12, 2026. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)

US Senator Mitch McConnell, Republican from Kentucky, speaks during a Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Defense hearing to examine the 2027 budget for the Department of Defense on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on May 12, 2026. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)

US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine testifies during a Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Defense hearing to examine the 2027 budget for the Department of Defense on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on May 12, 2026. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth testifies during a Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Defense hearing to examine the 2027 budget for the Department of Defense on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on May 12, 2026. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth takes his seat as he arrives for a Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Defense hearing to examine the 2027 budget for the Department of Defense on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on May 12, 2026. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine and US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (R) arrive for a Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Defense hearing to examine the 2027 budget for the Department of Defense on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on May 12, 2026. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)

(L/R) US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine arrive for a Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Defense hearing to examine the 2027 budget for the Department of Defense on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on May 12, 2026. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)