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Pentagon Removes Navy Secretary John Phelan as Hung Cao Becomes Acting Secretary

The unexplained shake-up extends a run of Pentagon turnover under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Pentagon Tallies Epic Fury as Fragile U.S.–Iran Ceasefire Takes Hold

Hegseth Removes Army Chief in Wartime Shakeup

Iran Strikes Push U.S. Forces Into Hotels and Offices Across the Middle East

Unidentified Drones Spotted Over Fort McNair, Home to Rubio and Hegseth

Joint Staff Director Fred Kacher Removed After Three Months, Returns to Navy

Pentagon Watchdog Says Hegseth Shared Sensitive Strike Details on Signal, Violating Policy

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

After One Year Leading SOUTHCOM, Adm. Alvin Holsey Sets Dec. 12 Retirement

New York Times Rejects Pentagon’s Revised Media Policy

Pentagon Drafts NDAs and Random Polygraphs for 5,000 HQ Staff to Curb Leaks

Judge Upholds Pentagon’s DJI Listing as a Chinese Military Company

Pentagon Orders Prepublication Approval for All Coverage, Tightens Access Rules

Report: Hundreds of Army CID Agents Diverted to Guard Defense Secretary Hegseth

Pentagon Activates Second Military Zone on U.S.–Mexico Border in Texas

Pentagon Leadership Faces Turmoil as Hegseth's Team Sees Fourth Departure in a Week

Pentagon Launches Leak Investigation Using Polygraph Tests

Military Court Upholds Plea Deals for 9/11 Defendants, Blocking Pentagon’s Challenge

U.S. Repatriates Three Guantanamo Detainees to Malaysia and Kenya