September 1, 2026 · Personnel, Competence & Administrative Failure

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Hegseth Strikes at Least Six of 18 Army Officers From the Two-Star Promotion List Approved by Their Peers

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in recent weeks removed the names of at least six Army officers from a list of 18 who had been approved for promotion to two-star general by a board of senior Army leaders, NBC News...

August 30, 2026 · Foreign Policy, War & National Security

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Navy Chief and Three Combatant Commanders Formally 'Non-Concur' With Hegseth's Order Extending Iran War Deployments Into 2027

The Aug. 14 Secretary of Defense Orders Book records that the commanders of U.S. European, Pacific and Southern Commands, with Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle, entered a formal "non-concur" against Defense...

September 30, 2025 · Executive Power & Institutional Control

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Hegseth Summons 800 Generals to Quantico as Trump Floats Using U.S. Cities as 'Training Grounds'

On September 30, 2025, roughly 800 generals and admirals, along with senior enlisted leaders, were summoned on short notice from commands in more than a dozen countries to Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia. Defense...

February 21, 2025 · Personnel, Competence & Administrative Failure

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Trump Removes Joint Chiefs Chairman C.Q. Brown

Trump removed General Charles Q. Brown Jr. as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff before the end of his term and announced a successor who did not meet the usual statutory experience requirements for the position...