

Pentagon Sidelines JAG Lawyers as New Deployments and Operations Loom
The Pentagon is undergoing a sharp and controversial shift in how it handles legal counsel—especially military Judge Advocates General (JAGs)—just as the Department of Defense moves forward with expanded deployments and operations. Recent actions by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are raising serious alarm among military legal experts and veterans alike. What’s happening: JAGs squeezed out of the decision loop Top uniformed legal leaders removed or demoted. Hegseth has pushed
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