The Department of Defense is long overdue for revitalization. The military exists to fight and win wars, not to serve as a ...

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

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

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.

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 ...

They even have a role in ensuring the military’s compliance with domestic environmental laws. But far more notable, they have a unique function in articulating the legal standards that are ...

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 ...

or JAG, for the Army, Navy and Air Force. He did not identify the lawyers by name. The Navy JAG, Vice Adm. Christopher French, retired about two months ago, and there was already an ongoing effort ...