{"id":2656001,"date":"2026-09-08T13:59:59","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T17:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dhs-secretary-markwayne-mullin-announces-symbolic-change-to-official-agency-seal\/"},"modified":"2026-09-08T14:01:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T18:01:25","slug":"dhs-secretary-markwayne-mullin-announces-symbolic-change-to-official-agency-seal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dhs-secretary-markwayne-mullin-announces-symbolic-change-to-official-agency-seal\/","title":{"rendered":"DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin Announces Symbolic Change to Official Agency Seal"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdhs-secretary-markwayne-mullin-announces-symbolic-change-to-official-agency-seal%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2656001&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin announced that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is updating its seal to reflect a shift towards a wartime posture, highlighting the ongoing and evolving threats faced by the U.S. He explained that the new design will feature arrows instead of a peaceful palm leaf, symbolizing active war readiness. mullin emphasized that DHS constantly adapts to threats across cyber, sea, air, and land domains and described the department as being at war daily against malicious actors. He addressed threats from Iran, China, Russia, and North Korea, noting cyber attacks and espionage efforts targeting U.S. infrastructure and intellectual property. Mullin also recounted a recent emergency landing of a Coast Guard plane carrying him after engine failure, praising the pilots\u2019 professionalism.The article includes a video of Mullin\u2019s remarks and details about the symbolism behind the DHS seal, inspired by the Great seal of the United States.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said Sunday that the DHS is changing imagery on its seal to mark a major tactical and symbolic shift.<\/p>\n<p>Mullin was speaking with Fox News host Peter Doocy about the importance of adapting to changing threats and said the department\u2019s seal will be updated to reflect America\u2019s wartime status.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery single day I get a briefing; every single day we have new threats, and every single day the threats are changing,\u201d he said during an interview with \u201cThe Sunday Briefing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery time we stop a threat, a terrorist act, or a criminal activity that\u2019s taken place, they also change their tactics. We have to be constantly moving from cyber to sea, to air, and to land. We are constantly moving,\u201d Mullin stated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn fact, I tell you, if you look at most of our seals throughout all the agencies \u2014 the eagle looks to the palm leaf, because that\u2019s in a time of peace. We\u2019re actually changing our seal to make it look towards the arrows because when it looks towards the arrows, it means we\u2019re at war.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mullin added that \u201cHomeland Security is at war every single day against bad actors trying to hurt our backyards, and we\u2019re not going to allow that to happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BPs5M5JAh2Q?si=SpAH5pCj1PCoY6-1&#038;start=63\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The DHS seal is inspired by the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/diplomacy.state.gov\/the-great-seal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Great Seal of the United States<\/a>\u201d which has a rich history behind it.<\/p>\n<p>The image depicts an eagle holding an olive branch on one side \u2014 symbolizing peace \u2014 and a bundle of 13 arrows on the other, which represent the original 13 states, along with military readiness.<\/p>\n<p>Mullin went on to say that Iran is being led by a \u201cmurderous regime,\u201d but also cited cyber threats from China, Russia, and North Korea as top priorities for U.S. officials.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChina has a tremendous amount of effort moving towards cyber attacks, because of all the technology they have shipped in to the United States with our infrastructure and the amount of intellectual property that they have stolen,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRussia has bad actors that they allow to operate within their boundaries that are also protected, and they know about it. So it doesn\u2019t stop. We have hundreds of thousands of attacks every week that\u2019s coming against our critical infrastructure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>These comments came just days after a Coast Guard plane on which Mullin was a passenger <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/plane-carrying-dhs-secretary-markwayne-mullin-forced-make-emergency-landing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">had to<\/a> make an emergency landing after one of its engines failed.<\/p>\n<p>The Gulfstream jet ultimately landed at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in the Virginia suburbs and no injuries were reported.<\/p>\n<p>Mullin was one of 14 people on board and posted about the experience on social media, praising the pilots\u2019 poise and professional attitudes.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The United States Coast Guard pilots made the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/coast-guard-plane-carrying-dhs-secretary-markwayne-mullin-forced-to-make-emergency-landing\/\" title=\"... ... Secretary Markwayne ... Forced to Make ...\">single engine landing feel routine<\/a>. No panic, just straight professionalism. After we landed, the pilots told me that was a first for them! We could not have been in better hands. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ckhCkJbsRX\">https:\/\/t.co\/ckhCkJbsRX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Secretary Markwayne Mullin (@SecMullinDHS) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SecMullinDHS\/status\/2095226936981103008?\">September 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe United States Coast Guard pilots made the single engine landing feel routine,\u201d he wrote on X. \u201cNo panic, just straight professionalism. After we landed, the pilots told me that was a first for them! 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