48 days ago

Pentagon says navy secretary is leaving, marking another top leader’s departure ⊕

found 2026 › Apr › 23 (Thu) @ 08:21 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Exit of John Phelan, navy’s top civilian official, comes a week after Pete Hegseth fired army’s top officer

The Pentagon announced on Wednesday that the navy’s top civilian official, John Phelan, the …

68 days ago

US Defence Secretary Hegseth asks US Army chief to step down as Iran war grinds on ○

found 2026 › Apr › 03 (Fri) @ 04:30 UTC

a story from Euronews ⚠️ › Euronews

Randy George 'will be retiring from his position as the 41st Chief of Staff of the Army effective immediately,' said Sean Parnell, the Pentagon’s top spokesman. George has held the post since August …

Top US army officer steps down after Hegseth reportedly demanded removal ⊕

found 2026 › Apr › 02 (Thu) @ 23:31 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Pentagon announces Randy George retiring from role as US army chief of staff, ‘effective immediately’

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Randy George, the US …

71 days ago

Pete Hegseth's broker attempted to make defense investments before Iran war: Financial Times ⊖

found 2026 › Mar › 31 (Tue) @ 01:58 UTC

a story from CNBC ⚠️ › Top News

Pentagon chief spokesperson Sean Parnell dismissed the report in a post on X, calling it "entirely false and fabricated."

5 months ago

Trump approves deployment of 350 national guard members to New Orleans ○

found 2025 › Dec › 24 (Wed) @ 15:05 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Critics say deployment is unwarranted and could cause fear in the city, which has seen a decrease in violent crime rates

The Trump administration is deploying 350 national guard troops to New Orleans …

7 months ago

Plane carrying Pete Hegseth forced to land in UK due to crack in windshield ⊕

found 2025 › Oct › 15 (Wed) @ 19:10 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

US defense secretary was returning from a brief trip to Brussels, and everyone onboard was safe, Pentagon said

A plane carrying Pete Hegseth, the US defense secretary, on Wednesday made an unscheduled…

10 months ago

Pentagon orders removal of 1,350 national guard troops from Los Angeles ○

found 2025 › Jul › 31 (Thu) @ 22:10 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Sent by Trump administration to quash LA protests, remaining 250 guards will stay to protect federal assets

The Pentagon will remove 1,350 national guard troops from Los Angeles originally sent to the…

Deployment of all 700 active-duty marines to Los Angeles withdrawn ○

found 2025 › Jul › 21 (Mon) @ 22:10 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

State and city officials had called presence of marines provocative during protests against Ice raids in the city

The Pentagon’s chief spokesperson, Sean Parnell, confirmed to the Guardian on Monday t…

11 months ago

Pentagon reviews arms exports to allies as munition stockpiles reportedly drop ○

found 2025 › Jul › 03 (Thu) @ 06:05 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Spokesperson Sean Parnell confirms defence department reviewing shipments may not affect only Ukraine

Pentagon says US strikes set back Iran nuclear program ‘one to two years’

The Pentagon has said tha…

Ukraine war briefing: Washington downplays halt of some weapons shipments as Kyiv calls in US ambassador ○

found 2025 › Jul › 03 (Thu) @ 01:25 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Ukraine warns that any cut-off will ‘only encourage the aggressor’ while Pentagon spokesperson says Donald Trump still has ‘robust options’ for military aid to Ukraine. What we know on day 1,226

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