WASHINGTON, July 16 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, with 24 co-signers issued the following letter to the U.S. Department of Defense and U.S. Central Command:

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Here is the text of the letter:

July 13, 2026

The Honorable Pete Hegseth

Secretary of Defense

Department of Defense

1000 Defense Pentagon

Washington, D.C. 20301

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Admiral Brad Cooper