Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's controversial decision to block Lt. Gen. Douglas Sims' promotion, despite initial approval ...

The move is a departure from past practice and has raised worries that it could lead to the politicization of the military’s ...

Hegseth’s refusal to promote Sims prompted what the Times called a “rare intervention” from Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman ...

Suspicions about leaks and a mistrust of senior military officers have defined much of the defense secretary’s first six ...

In phase two, the secretary is ordering an additional 10% reduction in general and flag officers across the military. The secretary called the reductions part of his "less generals, more GIs policy." ...

Mark Milley, who served in Caine’s role during the president ... Caine became the first retired officer and the first non-four-star general to serve as the Pentagon’s senior military officer. Even ...

The Pentagon inspector general has expanded an investigation into Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s sharing of military plans to a second Signal chat that included his wife and brother, according ...

U.S. military officials, including Milley, have defended their actions through the fall of Afghanistan, noting that the Biden administration did not accept the Pentagon’s recommendation to keep ...

The Pentagon inspector general has expanded an investigation into Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s sharing of military plans to a second Signal chat that included his wife and brother, according ...