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Pentagon chief to announce further cuts to senior officer ranks

Original: Pentagon chief set to announce additional cuts in senior officer positions

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is set to announce additional reductions in senior military officer positions at the Pentagon. The move would continue an ongoing effort to shrink the number of general and flag officers, a step the administration frames as cutting bureaucracy but which critics worry could weaken military leadership and oversight.

Why now: Reports of new senior officer cuts are drawing attention over their impact on US military leadership.

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• Pentagon chief set to announce additional cuts in senior officer positions · Reuters

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