In addition, Hegseth said he would be replacing Gen. James Slife, the Air Force’s No. 2 officer, as well as replacing the top Judge Advocate General for the Army, Air Force and Navy.

America's most senior military officer comes into office two years into a presidential term, meaning they serve under two presidents. The role is intended to be apolitical but there is no such ...

FILE - Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. CQ Brown speaks during a press briefing, April 26, 2024, at the Pentagon in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf, File) ...

as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Friday, sidelining a history-making fighter pilot and respected officer as part of a campaign led by his defense secretary to rid the military of ...

Brown wasn’t the only senior military officer ousted on Friday night. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti and Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. Jim Slife were also fired ...

House Passes Budget Plan to Slash Spending and Set Up Trump’s Agenda The vote was a first step in advancing major elements of President Trump’s domestic agenda and escalated a fight among ...

Gen. Dan Caine. (U.S. Air Force via AP) WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump abruptly fired Air Force Gen. CQ Brown Jr. as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Friday, sidelining a ...

Leading LGBTQ+ advocacy groups filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of six active duty service members over the Trump administration's ban on transgender military service. The U.S. Military Academy ...

She particularly objected to the jury selection, which she claimed included a former police officer, a former military police officer and a former police volunteer. "That shouldn't have been ...