Senior officers advised Hegseth to keep civilian-protection program. He axed it anyway

‘Bombs away!’ Hegseth axed program that kept troops from killing civilians

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gutted a key Pentagon program he viewed as “woke” after every top military commander rebuffed his push to dismantle it, according to a new ProPublica investigation.Retired Army Gen. Erik Kurilla, then the leader of U.S. Central Command, and other senior officers urged ...

Hegseth’s purge of top generals leaves the Army rudderless

Pete Hegseth has fired or forced out a half-dozen senior officers — a generation of the Army’s most combat-hardened leaders — thinning the service’s top ranks for the next several...

Senior officers advised Hegseth to keep civilian-protection program. He axed it anyway

The U.S. military has killed hundreds of noncombatants since gutting its Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response mission. The blowback may lead to a partial restoration.

Top Commanders Told Hegseth Not to Cut Civilian Protection Program, Poll Showed. He Did It Anyway.

The U.S. military has killed hundreds of noncombatants since gutting its Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response mission last year. After significant blowback, the Defense Department is considering partially restoring the program.