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CNN: Joint Chiefs’ Top Lawyer Told Chairman Officers Should Seek Retirement If They Judge an Order Unlawful

The advice surfaced during legal scrutiny of counternarcotics strikes, prompting concerns about chilled dissent.

White House Nominates Gen. John Lamontagne as Air Force Vice Chief

Israel Defense Minister Katz Blocks Promotion of Reservist Over 2023 Protest Remarks

Naval Academy Removes Commandant of Midshipmen After Less Than Six Months

Pakistan’s Last CJCSC Honored at Naval Farewell as Post Set to End Next Week

Patriot Batteries Down 14 Missiles in Massive Night Strike on Kyiv, Six Killed

Kremlin Hails North Korean Sappers Clearing Mines in Russia’s Kursk Region

Pentagon Confirms Lt. Gen. Joe McGee’s Retirement as Reports Cite Tensions With Hegseth

Hegseth Bars Troops With Shaving Waivers From South Korea Event

Russian State Media Cite Security Sources Claiming Ukrainian Units Were Unready for Kursk Operation

Prilepin Pauses Writing for Military Service, Touts Readiness of Non-Western 'Nobel' Alternative

Pakistan Army Warns India of Swift, Destructive Response at Corps Commanders’ Conference

Pentagon Tightens Beard Rules, Limits Religious Waivers as Backlash Grows

Air Force Global Strike Commander Gen. Thomas Bussiere to Retire

Federal Administrative Court Upholds Dismissal of Bundeswehr Soldier Over Oath and Obedience Concerns

Pentagon Sets One-Year Limit on Shaving Waivers, Allowing Discharge for Persistent Razor-Bump Cases

Meink Vows No Gap at the Top as Allvin Plans November Exit

Russian General Alexander Lapin Reported Dismissed, Set for Tatarstan Role

Putin Oversees Final Day of Massive Russia–Belarus Drills Featuring Nuclear and Hypersonic Practice

NYT: SEAL Team 6’s 2019 North Korea Insertion Failed After Fishermen Were Killed