Senior officers advised Hegseth to keep civilian-protection program. He axed it anyway

NYT: Purge Of Top Generals Leaves Army “Rudderless”

The New York Times reports: A series of firings and feuds initiated by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has left the Army essentially rudderless as it struggles to deal with the threat posed by cheap, deadly drones and missiles that have pounded U.S. bases in the Middle East. The Army has not had a chief of staff, the service’s top officer, since Mr. Hegseth fired Gen. Randy George without explanation in April, and there are no signs that he is cl…

'Paid for in blood': Senior military officers alarmed at Trump firings

President Donald Trump has been repeatedly criticized for creating a Defense Department that repeatedly purges top military leaders. Now a new report reveals that, as a result of these firings, top senior officials worry that Americans will pay with their blood.“A series of firings and feuds initiated by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has left the Army essentially rudderless as it struggles to deal with the threat posed by cheap, deadly drones a…

‘Bombs away!’ Hegseth axed program that kept troops from killing civilians

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gutted a key Pentagon program he viewed as “woke” after every top military commander rebuffed his push to dismantle it, according to a new ProPublica investigation.Retired Army Gen. Erik Kurilla, then the leader of U.S. Central Command, and other senior officers urged ...

Hegseth’s purge of top generals leaves the Army rudderless

Pete Hegseth has fired or forced out a half-dozen senior officers — a generation of the Army’s most combat-hardened leaders — thinning the service’s top ranks for the next several...

Senior officers advised Hegseth to keep civilian-protection program. He axed it anyway

The U.S. military has killed hundreds of noncombatants since gutting its Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response mission. The blowback may lead to a partial restoration.

Top Commanders Told Hegseth Not to Cut Civilian Protection Program, Poll Showed. He Did It Anyway.

The U.S. military has killed hundreds of noncombatants since gutting its Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response mission last year. After significant blowback, the Defense Department is considering partially restoring the program.