National Guardsman

A National Guardsman stands at alert near graffiti that spells out support for Rodney King, April 30, 1992.

Hegseth is a military veteran, a National Guardsman who did tours in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Pete Hegseth served as a National Guardsman in Cuba, Iraq and Afghanistan, earning two Bronze stars.

Jack Teixeira, a US Air National Guardsman who leaked Pentagon documents last year in one of the highest-profile intelligence cases in recent years, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.

A National Guardsman at an outpost scanned the terrain with electronic surveillance cameras.