Brown saluted Hegseth as his motorcade arrived, then shook his hand as the two exchanged pleasantries. With Brown by his side, Hegseth approached a line of waiting reporters and took several questions, including one on whether he intends to fire the general.

The portraits of former Defense Secretary Mark Esper and retired Army Gen. Mark Milley, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, were removed from the Pentagon after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth revoked Milley’s personal security detail and security clearance.

During recent times, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has reportedly revoked all sorts of security details of former Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mark Milley and has also ordered a review of his conduct and thus recent speculations are on the rise that this recent development might lead to his demotion even.

Brown met Hegseth outside the Pentagon’s river entrance for the secretary’s first official arrival to the building and briefly spoke to reporters.

Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., who President Trump had threatened to fire once in power, on Monday said he plans to remain the country’s highest-ranking military

Gen. Mark Milley, a frequent target Trump’s, will lose his security detail and face an inspector general investigation, said a senior defense official.

Joe crew blasted Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for revoking the security detail and clearance of retired General Mark Milley.

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has revoked the security clearance and security detail authorization for Mark Milley, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and a prominent critic of President Donald Trump.

The new order on transgender troops does not put an immediate ban but directs the Pentagon to come up with a policy on their service in the armed forces based on military readiness, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is stripping retired Gen. Mark Milley of his personal security detail and his security clearance, even as the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff faces death threats,

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is set to announce the immediate rescission of the personal security detail and security clearance for former chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, retired Army Gen.