In a major step toward accountability at the Pentagon, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has taken a series of punitive actions directed at former Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Mark Milley for his purportedly improper conduct.
On Tuesday, Fox News reported that Hegseth yanked Milley’s personal security detail and clearance. He has also directed the Defense Department’s new inspector general to “conduct a review board to determine if enough evidence exists for Gen. Milley to be stripped of a star in retirement based on his actions to ‘undermine the chain of command’ during President Donald Trump’s first term.”
Pentagon Chief of Staff Joe Kasper subsequently confirmed Fox’s reporting in a statement provided to the media.
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