Hegseth Targets 7 More Officers as His Frustrated Army Secretary Quits

Scritto il 02/09/2026
da Greg Jaffe, Helene Cooper and Eric Schmitt

The defense secretary’s cuts, which have hit about 10 percent of the military’s top officers, are dividing the Pentagon, officials said.Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth laid out his vision for the cuts in a speech at Quantico attended by all of the military’s generals and admirals last September.