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This Week in DOD: Refocusing Resources, Service Member Standards, Red Sea Ceasefire
May 09, 2025
WASHINGTON, May 9 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news:

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This Week in DOD: Refocusing Resources, Service Member Standards, Red Sea Ceasefire

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directed a forcewide reduction in general officers May 5, 2025, as part of a larger effort within the Defense Department to reduce unnecessary bureaucracy that hinders mission effectiveness.

"Secretary Hegseth signed a memorandum directing gen . . .

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