US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine, uses a news photographer's camera to take a photo of the photographers covering his testimony during a US House Armed Services Committee hearing titled "Department of Defense FY2027 Budget Request," on Capitol Hill on April 29, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)

US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine, uses a news photographer's camera to take a photo of the photographers covering his testimony during a US House Armed Services Committee hearing titled "Department of Defense FY2027 Budget Request," on Capitol Hill on April 29, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (L) and US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine, shake hands as they arrive for a US House Armed Services Committee hearing titled "Department of Defense FY2027 Budget Request," on Capitol Hill on April 29, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (L) and US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine, prepare to testify before a US House Armed Services Committee hearing titled "Department of Defense FY2027 Budget Request," on Capitol Hill on April 29, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, prepares to testify before a US House Armed Services Committee hearing titled "Department of Defense FY2027 Budget Request," on Capitol Hill on April 29, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)

US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine, arrives to testify for a US House Armed Services Committee hearing titled "Department of Defense FY2027 Budget Request," on Capitol Hill on April 29, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)

US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine, prepares to testify before a US House Armed Services Committee hearing titled "Department of Defense FY2027 Budget Request," on Capitol Hill on April 29, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, prepares to testify for a US House Armed Services Committee hearing titled "Department of Defense FY2027 Budget Request," on Capitol Hill on April 29, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)