Pentagon names four senior advisers to Hegseth after firing three officials for leaking information Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell, Patrick Weaver, a special assistant to Hegseth, Ricky Buria, a career Marine who served as a junior military assistant to former Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Hegseth, and Justin Fulcher, the founder of a global telehealth startup, will serve as senior advisers.
Navy secretary cancels Biden-era climate change policy The rescinded plan had committed the Navy to reducing its overall emissions by 65% by 2030. The move comes after the Defense Department in mid-March announced it would flush climate change policies and initiatives deemed “inconsistent with our core warfighter mission.”