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Hegseth orders 20% cut in top military brass

The Washington Post · 1d

Hegseth directs 20% cut to top military leadership positions

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is directing the active duty military to shed 20% of its four-star general officers

Stars and Stripes · 20h

Hegseth directs 20% cuts to top generals and admirals among other reductions across military

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced he has directed the Defense Department to cut at least 20% of its four-star generals and admirals, along with other reductions across the military.

USA TODAY on MSN · 10h

Hegseth says he plans to cut 20% of senior generals and admirals, extending Pentagon purge

Four-star officers hold the top posts in the military, including the chairman and vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the armed services.Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning.

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Maddow Blog | Facing serious new allegations, Pete Hegseth advances purge of Pentagon leaders

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's shambolic tenure at the Pentagon has gone from bad to worse to cover-your-eyes embarrassing ...

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Pete Hegseth’s hard choices: Today’s decisions and tomorrow’s military

Pete Hegseth thinks we're at a point where long-range drones and hypersonics are changing and contesting battle spaces ...

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Exclusive-Order by Hegseth to cancel Ukraine weapons caught White House off guard

By Erin Banco, Phil Stewart, Gram Slattery and Mike Stone NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Roughly a week after Donald Trump ...

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Johnson Says Congress Will Fix DC’s Budget Eventually, Pete Hegseth Used Signal More Than We Thought, and Locals Won Pulitzers

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth “used Signal more extensively for official Pentagon business than previously disclosed.” ...

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Hegseth orders purge of senior commanders, cutting 20% of four-star generals and admirals

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the Pentagon to cut 20% of four-star generals and admirals. The high number of senior ...

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Hegseth called the ‘women, peace and security’ program a ‘Biden initiative.’ Trump signed the bill.

President Donald Trump signed it into law. In 2019, the Trump administration published a strategy to implement the law. It called for including women in decision making related to crises and ...

Pete Hegseth wants a new name for Defense Department: War Department. Why it matters.

After World Wars I and II, war got a bad name. U.S. leaders recast military might as a way to prevent war. Hegseth thinks ...

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Mike Waltz, Pete Hegseth and now Kash Patel: How Trump's cabinet is falling apart as President touts 100 days in office

At a time when President Donald Trump is busy boasting his achievements in his first 100 days in office, his cabinet picks ...

Alert: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth orders 20% cut to the number of four-star military officers

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth orders 20% cut to the number of four-star military officers.

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Ted Cruz, John Cornyn back Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth amid criticism for Signal chats

Texas’ Republican U.S. senators are standing by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth amid criticism over his use of the messaging ...

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