The defense secretary has faced backlash for comments and personnel decisions regarding minority service members.

Pete Hegseth has reportedly blocked the military promotion of six officers: all women or Black men, to become one-star generals. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has been talking about diversity in ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth intervened to stop the promotions of several high-ranking service members including four Army officers, two Black men and two female soldiers, on track to become ...

INDIANAPOLIS — On the Marine Corps’ 250th anniversary, a trailblazing general who now lives in Central Indiana is reflecting on a career that saw many “firsts” for women in uniform. Lieutenant General ...

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has taken steps to block or delay promotions for more than a dozen Black and female senior officers across all four branches of the military, some of whom ...