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The War Department showed off photos of War Secretary Pete Hegseth working out with U.S. troops stationed in Malaysia, vowing America's soldiers will be "fit, not fat."

"Secretary Hegseth joined our warriors for morning PT in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia," the DOW's rapid response account wrote on X . "From the top down, we will be FIT, NOT FAT!"

The images come just one month after Hegseth announced that all combat personnel would be required to meet the highest male physical standard to maintain their positions.

During the Sept. 30 presentation at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Hegseth called on the department to "restore a ruthless, dispassionate and commonsense application of standards."

'COME-TO-JESUS MEETING’: MILITARY CO

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