Joint Chiefs Chair Mark Milley for lowering standards. Hegseth vows to restore discipline and military readiness.

Mark Milley. He was replaced Friday by Caine, a retired three-star Air Force general. Prior to his appointment during the Biden administration, Brown had been Air Force chief of staff since 2020.

The review will include standards for physical fitness, body composition and grooming, including beards, which are currently ...

Milley told congressional investigators that ... He also called on current Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth to disclose the department’s planning pre-Jan. 6. “Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is taking aim at the military’s legal system, specifically the judge advocate general corps, in order to relax the rules of war. The Guardian reports that Hegseth is ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth vowed in January to review "in a gender-neutral way" readiness standards for troops.

What To Know. In the Department of Defense memo, Hegseth said: "We must remain vigilant in maintaining the standards that ...

Trump’s purge started with his firing of the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the top Navy officer, and the vice chief of the Air Force.

The department-wide review will analyze the standards of all U.S. military branches to ensure they are the "most lethal and effective fighting force." ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a new investigation this week into the Biden administration's withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, according to reports. AFP via Getty Images When Defense ...