Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ordered military planners to cut the number of four-star generals and admirals in the ...

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.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the military to cut the number of their highest-ranking officers -- four-star generals and admirals -- by at least 20%. In a memo released Monday ...

President Donald Trump is planning a military parade for June 14, which will be his 79th birthday, in Washington, DC. And the ...

The Pentagon chief noted that the number of high-ranking military officials ... During World War II, 17 four- and five-star generals commanded 12 million US troops, whereas today, 44 four-star ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s plan to dismiss 10% of active duty general or flag officers and eliminate 20% of four-star general officer positions in the active-duty military was announced in a ...

“Historically, we have wanted the military to be politically agnostic.” The 20% reduction of four-star generals sounds steep, though in reality it would only amount to seven or eight officer ...

Retired four-star admiral Robert B. Burke, who retired as commander of U.S. naval forces for Europe and Africa in 2022, was ...

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed the Pentagon to reduce the number of four-star generals by at least 20 percent to streamline military leadership. Hegseth said in a video posted on ...

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth on Monday ordered at least a 20 percent reduction in the number of active-duty four-star generals and admirals in the US military, a memo from the defense secretary said.

Trump's promises face skepticism from experts and would require big military trade-offs, including possible troop reductions ...

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday directed the active duty military to shed 20% of its four-star general officers as the Trump administration moves forward with deep cuts ...