Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the reduction of generals, admirals and officers to reduce "excess general and flag officer positions," he said in a memo.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ordered military planners to cut the number of four-star generals and admirals in the military by 20%, a move that could axe eight or nine positions for senior ...

The reductions will be implemented in two phases: In the first, a minimum of 20% of the military’s active-duty four-star generals and flag officers, or admirals, will be removed. In the second ...

DoD Photo Pentagon leadership is seeking a 20 percent reduction of four-star military officers and an overall 10 percent reduction of general officers, according to a Monday memo from Secretary of ...

“We won World War II with seven four-star generals,” Hegseth said Jan. 14 at his Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing. “Today we have 44.…There is an inverse relationship ...

To accomplish this, Hegseth ordered the military to cut at least 20% of four-star leaders in every active branch and another 20% in the National Guard. Another minimum of 10% of general and flag ...