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He was replaced by Gen. Stanley McChrystal, who had led special operations forces in Iraq, on the advice of Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who wanted "fresh eyes" in the drawn-out Afghanistan ...

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The first was a speech from Secretary of Defense Peter Hegseth at the 50-nation meeting of the Ukraine-defense-support group. Uncharacteristically, perhaps, his words deserve careful parsing, ...

"We welcome DOGE to the Pentagon," said Secretary Pete Hegseth ... a defense software company, worked for three Defense secretaries going back to Robert Gates. She says the biggest savings will be ...