President Trump signed a bevy of new executive orders (EO) Monday evening that have the potential to significantly transform the Defense Department (DOD).

The new orders prevent transgender people from openly serving in the military, greenlight the process of developing a missile defense shield to protect the U.S. and reinstates service members that voluntarily left or were forced out of the military over COVID-19 vaccine mandates. Trump also penned an expected EO that would “abolish” every diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) office within the departments of Defense and Homeland Security (DHS), which houses the U.S. Coast Guard.

All four were signed late Monday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s first formal day in office.

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5110180-donald-trump-executive-orders-transform-pentagon/