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Senate panel advances Hegseth’s bid to become next defense secretary
The vote from the Senate Armed Services Committee sets up a full Senate confirmation vote on Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon later this week.
Navy cancels review for SEALs after firing of Navy secretary
The Navy on Wednesday cancelled a peer-review process for three Navy SEAL officers who supervised a fourth SEAL convicted of posing with a dead teenage captive in Iraq.
Meet Kenneth Braithwaite, pick for Navy secretary, and staunch Trump ally
Deemed an astute questioner, a good listener and innately credible ― Braithwaite is thought to have the skills needed to manage the Navy’s rough transition and beyond. He also has embraced much of the rhetoric coming out of the White House.
By Joe Gould
Op-ed: Navy corruption and the Gallagher case
Sean Gallagher defends the president's intervention in his brother's court-martial case.
By Sean Gallagher
‘Frogman against frogman’: Case against Navy SEAL sparks debate
The war crimes case against a Navy SEAL not only cost the Navy secretary his job. It dragged an elite military force known for quiet professionalism into a political firestorm and drove a wedge through the special operations community.
Trump’s actions raise concern about role in military justice
Defense Secretary Mark Esper declared that President Donald Trump ordered him to stop a disciplinary review of a Navy SEAL accused of battlefield misconduct, an intervention that raised questions about America’s commitment to international standards for battlefield ethics.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press