Five former secretaries of defense criticize President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in a letter to Congress.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a “rapid” services-wide review of existing standards for military physical fitness ...

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On Thursday Gen. Jim Mattis, Trump’s defense secretary from 2017 to the start of 2019, joined other former secretaries of ...

Leon Panetta, who had replaced Bob Gates, continued to recommend to the White House retaining a residual force, as did Secretary of State Hillary Clinton," Mattis wrote in his book ‘Call Sign ...

November 23, 2018 - According to a statement released by his family, Hayden suffered a stroke at home earlier in the week. January 18, 2019 - Hayden returns home after suffering a stroke.

February 13, 2009 – Leon Panetta is sworn in as the new director ... May 1, 2018 – Hayden’s book “The Assault on Intelligence: American National Security in an Age of Lies” is published.

He’s covered elections in every corner of America and co-authored a best-selling book about Donald Trump ... In fact, this side of Leon Panetta, who’s even close? Emanuel worked on campaigns ...

Woodward took the email as an endorsement of warnings about Trump in the book and the “process of ... Chuck Hagel and Leon Panetta, who both served under Obama; and Lloyd Austin III, who served ...