Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth admitted Sunday that he’d fired top military lawyers so that Donald Trump’s administration ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired Adm. Lisa Franchetti, the Navy's first female chief, last week without any clear explanation -- part of a purge of top uniformed leadership that included the ...

United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday that he was firing Adm. Lisa Franchetti (Medill ’85), the 33rd ...

Hegseth said the top lawyers for the Air Force, Army and Navy weren't “well-suited” to provide recommendations when lawful ...

Adm. Lisa Franchetti was the first woman to serve as the chief of naval operations and on the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

The decision to replace Admiral Franchetti as CNO comes a month after Admiral Linda Fagan was relieved of duties as ...

Trump plans to nominate retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan Caine as the nation’s next chairman of the Joint Chiefs.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth defended President Donald Trump ... Trump also fired the Navy’s top leader, Admiral Lisa Franchetti, Air Force Vice Chief of Staff General James Slife and ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday that the three fired ... was looking for replacements for Chief of Naval Operations Lisa Franchetti and Air Force Vice Chief Gen. James Slife.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, right, participates in a welcome ... CQ Brown, and Hegseth followed that by firing Navy Adm. Lisa Franchetti, the chief of naval operations, and Air Force Gen.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth admitted Sunday that he ... Trump also dismissed Chief of Naval Operations Lisa Franchetti and General James Slife, the vice chief of the Air Force.