New defense chief Pete Hegseth plans a fundamental overhaul of the military's legal system to give soldiers more leeway on ...

Getting rid of the military’s top lawyers is not exactly a sign that the Trump administration wants to follow the law.

In an unprecedented purge of the military’s senior leadership Friday night, President Donald Trump fired the top US general ...

Current military lawyers and legal experts told Military.com the administration's firings of the Air Force, Army and Navy's top judge advocates general politicizes and sets an alarming precedent ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says he is replacing the top lawyers for the military services because he doesn't think they are “well-suited” to provide recommendations when lawful orders are given.

The Defense Secretary has enlisted attorney and former naval officer Tim Parlatore to oversee the effort, the sources said.

In a significant shake-up at the Pentagon last week, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired the top military lawyers for the Army, Navy and Air Force. This decision comes amid a broader series of ...

Trump removed the military's top officer without explanation as the defense secretary purged the Pentagon's top ranks of five ...

Inside the Pentagon and on battlefields around the world, military lawyers aren’t decision makers. Their job is to provide independent legal advice to senior military officers so that they do ...