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Pete Hegseth is purging both weapons and generals

The first step came on April 30th when Mr Hegseth issued a memo to the army. The force had two simple priorities, he wrote: defend the homeland and deter China in Asia. The army was told to expand its stockpiles,

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

Hegseth said the plans to slash 20% of the military's most senior generals was meant to eliminate unnecessary bureaucracy.

The Washington Post on MSN · 20h

Hegseth orders cuts to Pentagon’s stable of generals and admirals

Hegseth’s directive, characterized as an effort to rein in a bloated bureaucracy, follows a purge of top military leaders soon after Trump returned to office.

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Exclusive-Pentagon to reduce 4-star positions by 20%, official says

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a 20% reduction in the number of 4-star generals, a U.S. official told Reuters on Monday. The official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said there would be a 10% additional reduction among general and flag officers.

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Hegseth orders a 20% reduction in four-star generals and flag officers

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has signed a memo directing senior Pentagon leadership to execute cuts resulting in 20% fewer four-star generals and flag officers who are actively serving or are in

Yahoo · 23h

Pentagon to reduce number of 4-star generals by 20%, official says

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday ordered a 20% reduction in the number of four-star officers, deepening ongoing cuts at the Pentagon that have shaken the Department of Defense at the start of President Donald Trump’s second term in office.

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Latest Hegseth Controversy: Pentagon Chief Reportedly Halted Ukraine Aid Flights Without Trump’s Permission

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth paused 11 military aid flights bound for Ukraine earlier this year without informing the ...

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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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Extent of Pete Hegseth Signal usage revealed as he used app to ask aides to relay military plans to other countries

Extent of Pete Hegseth Signal usage revealed as he used app to ask aides to relay military plans to other countries - ...

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Hegseth Reportedly Used At Least 12 Signal Chats For Pentagon Business—Here Are The Other Security Allegations Against Him

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has faced multiple allegations of sharing classified information on Signal, a commercially ...

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Pete Hegseth Had at Least 12 Signal Chats for Pentagon Business: Report

Hegseth and other members of the national security team have drawn scrutiny over their use of Signal to hold sensitive talks.

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Hegseth Used Multiple Signal Chats for Official Pentagon Business

In one case, he told aides on the encrypted app to inform foreign governments about an unfolding military operation, people ...

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Pete Hegseth’s Signal Addiction Goes Way Deeper Than We Knew

Pete Hegseth cannot get enough of Signal. The Defense Secretary used the encrypted messaging app at least a dozen times for ...

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Trump Cabinet Secretary Fires Shot at Pete Hegseth on Fox News: ‘DOD Has Promised Radical Transparency’

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy criticized the Pentagon on Fox News Monday after a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter caused ...

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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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Hegseth orders Pentagon to slash top ranks of military

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered a major restructuring Monday of the way the military is led, including a plan that ...

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