WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news:

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Hegseth speaks to Cadets ahead of Air Force, Navy football game

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AFNS) -

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth traveled to the U.S. Air Force Academy near Colorado Springs, Colorado, Oct. 3, where he addressed roughly 3,500 members of the school's cadet wing ahead of the annual Air Force vs. Naval Academy collegiate football game.