Military-Politicization

Defense Secretary Revokes General Milley Security Detail in Political Retaliation

| Importance: 9/10

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth revoked former Joint Chiefs Chairman General Mark Milley’s security detail and clearance, ordering an investigation to determine if Milley should be stripped of his four-star rank. The action targets Milley despite active Iranian assassination threats against him …

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General Milley Appears with Trump at Lafayette Square After Protest Clearing

| Importance: 8/10

Joint Chiefs Chairman General Mark Milley accompanied President Trump to Lafayette Square for a controversial photo opportunity at St. John’s Church, following a forcible clearing of peaceful protesters using tear gas and rubber bullets. Dressed in military camouflage, Milley’s presence …

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Navy Captain Crozier Fired for Requesting COVID Help for USS Roosevelt Crew

| Importance: 8/10

Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly fires Captain Brett Crozier, commander of the USS Theodore Roosevelt, for sending a letter requesting immediate evacuation of his crew as COVID-19 spreads among nearly 5,000 sailors. Crozier wrote “We are not at war. Sailors do not need to die” in his …

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