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Hegseth Orders 20% Cut to Generals and Admirals

The Pentagon will downgrade or leave billets unfilled by Jan. 1, 2027, a move that could erode congressional support for the department's $1.5 trillion funding request.

U.S. Probes F-35 Parts That Were Diverted to Hong Kong

Pentagon Launches Joint Warfighter Evaluation for Colonels and Navy Captains

Pentagon Reissues Male‑Only Mandatory Testosterone Screening for Service Members 30 and Older

UK Confirms RAF Will Add Flying‑Boom Aerial Refuelling Capability

U.S. KC-135 Tankers Withdraw From Bulgaria’s Bezmer Air Base

Pentagon Says Military Sexual Assaults and Harassment Fell in FY2025

Senator Asks Pentagon to Pledge No Federal Troops at Polling Places

Hegseth Accused of Purging Senior Military Officers

CIA Chief Says Russian Recruits Survive 20–30 Minutes on Ukraine Front Lines

Hegseth Orders Faster Enforcement After Seeing Bearded Sailors on Ship Visit

U.S. Commanders Bypassed Warnings Before Strike That Hit Minab School

Pentagon Allows Services to Reinstate Mandatory Flu Shots for Recruits

Pentagon Restores Flu Vaccine Requirement for Recruits After Lackland Outbreak

Wounded Soldiers Say Pentagon Misclassified Injuries From Kuwait Drone Strike

Nearly 160 Recruits Sickened by Flu at Lackland as Base Orders Vaccinations

Senators Insert Right‑to‑Repair Authority Into FY27 Defense Bill

All Available Royal Navy Astute Attack Submarines Laid Up for Maintenance

U.S. Fighter Shot Down a Boy Scout Balloon Using a Half‑Million‑Dollar Missile

Commission Proposes $10–11 Billion Plan to Stand Up a U.S. Cyber Force