In February, Hegseth, who has derided diversity efforts because he says they weaken the military, fired a series of senior officers, including the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ...

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Then-chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Mark Milley named Black to the position that serves as the chairman's "direct tie to the enlisted force." Black, then a 35-year Marine veteran ...

Hegseth yelled at Adm. Christopher Grady, the then-chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, last month, after word got out that the Pentagon was planning a classified briefing about China to Elon Musk.

In a meeting with Adm. Christopher Grady, who was serving as then-chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Hegseth yelled “I’ll hook you up to a [expletive] polygraph!” WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL ...

A furious Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth threatened to hook up the acting chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to a “f***** polygraph test” following a news leak last month, according to a report.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s chief of staff departed his post Thursday, he said, the latest twist in an extended period of turmoil at the Pentagon that has included infighting among Hegseth ...

In February, Hegseth, who has derided diversity efforts because he says they weaken the military, fired a series of senior officers, including the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen.

Hegseth suspected Grady, then acting chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, had let slip the news of the March 21 Musk briefing, so Hegseth insisted on proof that Grady wasn’t behind the leak, according ...

On Thursday morning, Buria was at the Pentagon in civilian clothing and greeted the NATO Secretary General before accompanying him, Hegseth, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the ...