U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is revoking the security clearance and personal security detail for retired Army General and former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley, a Pentagon spokesperson said in a statement on Tuesday.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered an investigation into retired general Mark Milley — who often clashed with President Trump — and determine whether he should be reduced in rank.
Brown met Hegseth outside the Pentagon’s river entrance for the secretary’s first official arrival to the building and briefly spoke to reporters.
Meanwhile, the Air Force had said earlier that it had removed training courses with videos of its Tuskegee Airmen and the Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASPs, the female World War II pilots who were vital in ferrying warplanes for the military.
( The Hill) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is set to announce the immediate rescission of the personal security detail and security clearance for the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, retired Army Gen. Mark Milley, several news outlets report .
The Pentagon pulled down a portrait of retired US Army General and frequent Donald Trump critic Mark Milley just hours after Trump’s Monday inauguration in Washington, DC, witnesses told Reuters.
His photo was removed from the Pentagon shortly after Trump was sworn into office. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The former Joint Chiefs chairman had warned that Trump may seek revenge against him and other critics if re-elected to the White House.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has told Gen. Mark A. Milley, retired chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, that he is removing his security detail, revoking his security clearance, and ordering an inquiry into his record.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth removed the security detail for former Joint Chiefs Chairman Mark Milley. He had security as a former chairman and for his involvement in a 2020 drone strike that killed a top Iranian general.
New U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has revoked the security clearance and personal security detail of retired Army General Mark Milley due to criticisms against former President Trump. The Pentagon's decision aims to reinforce the chain of command amid increasing scrutiny and policy changes.