The highest-ranking military officer in the country, the chairman has no direct command authority. His role is as a ...

The Trump administration purged top military brass, firing Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Chief of Naval Operations Lisa Franchetti, Vice Chief of Staff of the Air ...

Jim Mattis and four other former defense secretaries called President Donald Trump’s ouster of Gen. CQ Brown and other top ...

Working in the CIA is a little bit like Fight Club…but the one thing I can say is, you know, they [CIA officers] are [...] More ...

Pete Hegseth, secretary of defense and a 2025 Wash100 Award winner, has announced the intention of President Donald Trump to nominate retired Lt. Gen. Dan “Razin” Caine as chairman of the Joint Chiefs ...

The move sidelines a history-making fighter pilot and respected officer as part of a campaign to rid the military of leaders who support diversity.

CQ Brown Jr. 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 ...

Both Trump and Defense ... United States’ highest-ranking military officer. A four-star general or admiral who reports directly to the president, the chairman presides over the Joint Chiefs of ...

President Donald Trump nominated Lt. Gen. Dan "Razin" Caine to be the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.Lt. Gen. Caine ...

Unless the trajectory of the Department of Government Efficiency is reversed as it descends on the Pentagon, it will not ...