Pentagon Explores Partially Restoring Civilian Protection Program

Pentagon explores partially restoring civilian protection program

After internal pushback amongst top military officials over gutting a civilian protection program, the Pentagon is looking at partially restoring it.

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

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (front left) and senior U.S. military leaders listen to President Donald Trump speak at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia in 2025.(Evan Vucci / AP Photo) United States Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby waits for the start of a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026.(Geert Vanden Wijngaert / AP Photo) By Megan Rose, Hannah AllamP…

Pentagon cuts under Hegseth sparked lethal civilian casualties in Yemen and Iran

By Ahmed AdelGlobal Research, August 29, 2026 United States Secretary of War Pete Hegseth reportedly ignored warnings from commanders and dismantled the civilian protection program.This decision preceded operations in Yemen and Iran that killed hundreds of non-combatants, sparking international outrage and mounting congressional pressure to partially revive the program.A survey conducted in early 2025 reinforced support for the Civilian Harm Mit…