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Inside the Secretive Boards Deciding Trans Troops’ Fate

Par :Greg Jaffe and Dave Philipps
The Pentagon is relying on closed-door hearings to kick out transgender service members. An Army Reserve lawyer is one of the few who have seen how they really work.

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Capt. Kai Proce before his separation board hearing at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in June.
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An Admiral’s Rise Reveals the Politics Driving Hegseth’s Pentagon

Par :Greg Jaffe and Kate Kelly
Before he was picked to lead the Navy, Adm. Daryl Caudle found ways to signal his support for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s anti-diversity goals.

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Admiral Daryl Caudle during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing last year.
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Hegseth Estimates Iran War Has Cost $37.5 Billion

Par :Greg Jaffe
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is requesting as much as $70 billion in emergency military spending after nearly five months of war.

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“This is a new request based on new realities of a world we face, stepping up to meet that moment,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday.
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Hegseth and Caine Will Appear Before Senators to Seek More Money for Iran War

Par :Greg Jaffe
The Pentagon seeks an additional $70 billion to cover the costs of the conflict and replenish depleted weapons stocks.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, left, and Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testifying before a Senate committee in May.
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Trump Faces the Limits of U.S. Firepower and the Lessons of Past Wars

Par :Greg Jaffe and Eric Schmitt
Like his predecessors, President Trump has struggled to turn battlefield successes into long-term victories.

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“We’re going to knock out all their power plants,” President Trump told Fox News this week. “We’re going to knock out all their bridges unless they get to the table and negotiate.”
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