Peter "Pete" Hegseth is an author, former TV presenter, and former Army National Guard officer who was deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. He became the U.S. secretary of defense in January 2025, serving in the second Trump Administration. Readers of this accessible biography will learn about Hegseth's interesting path to the president's Cabinet. On-the-job photographs, More to Know fact boxes, and a helpful timeline support essential ideas. This volume is a valuable tool, reinforcing elements of social studies curricula and aiding knowledge building, a key component of the science of reading.