And as chair of the #JointChiefs of Staff in the late 2000s, with #troops in Iraq & Afghanistan, Navy Admiral Mike Mullen kept Mass off his public schedule, aiming to keep the particulars of his Catholic faith private.
But those longtime norms are being upended by the #proselytizing #Christian campaign of #Defense Sec Pete #Hegseth, say multiple former high-ranking #military officials & experts on #religion & #law.

#law #Trump #Constitution #ChurchAndState #NewApostolicReformation #NAR #war

#US #military leaders have long understood the power & perils of invoking faith — especially in #wartime.
Facing the Germans in WWII, Gen. George Patton ordered a chaplain to write an #interfaith prayer for #troops to say on the battlefield.
It took just a week in September 2001 for #Defense Sec #DonaldRumsfeld to change the name of the campaign against terrorism from Operation Infinite Justice to Operation Enduring Freedom — a switch meant to clarify that the US was not in a #religious #war.

Invoking “faith” in #wartime, Pete #Hegseth breaks norms & worries critics
The #defense secretary is upending decades-old norms, & current & former leaders say his proselytizing violates the #Constitution & undermines troop cohesion.

#law #Trump #Republicans #ChurchAndState #Christianity #Evangelism #NewApostolicReformation #NAR #military #war #NationalSecurity #geopolitics #law
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/03/29/pege-hegseth-christianity/

Just minutes from enjoying the Air Force Band!

#band #AirForce #military

…The #US #military also has fired >1,000 air-defense interceptor missiles in response to #Iran counterattacks across the region, including from the #Patriot & Terminal High Altitude Area Defense ( #THAAD) systems, which are considered the world’s most advanced, 2 other officials familiar with the issue said. The inventory of those weapons also is limited & not publicly disclosed.

#kakistocracy #idiocracy #TrumpsWar #war #Trump #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast #GovernmentWaste

#Hegseth Strikes 2 #Black & 2 #Female Officers From Promotion List

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s highly unusual decision to remove officers from a one-star promotion list has spurred allegations of racial & gender bias.

#WhiteSupremacy #MaleSupremacy #law #discrimination #CivilRights #military #Trump #bigotry
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/us/hegseth-promotion-list.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

It is exceedingly rare that a one-star list draws such intense scrutiny from a #SecDef. The battle highlights the bitter rifts opened by Hegseth’s campaign to reverse policies that he says are prejudiced against #white officers 🙄.

#Hegseth has said repeatedly that he is determined to change a culture corrupted by “foolish,” “reckless” & “woke” leaders from previous admins. [#GreatReplacementTheory]

#WhiteSupremacy #MaleSupremacy #law #discrimination #CivilRights #military #Trump #bigotry

#Hegseth had been pressing snr #Army leaders, including Army Sec Daniel Driscoll, for months to remove the officers’ names, #military ofcls said. But Driscoll, citing the officers’ decades-long records of exemplary service, repeatedly refused.
Earlier this month, Hegseth unilaterally struck the officers’ names from the list, though it is not clear he has the #legal #authority to do so. The list is currently being reviewed by the WH, which is expected to send it to the #Senate for final approval.

#US #Defense Secy #PeteHegseth is blocking the promotion of 4 #Army officers to be one-star generals, a highly unusual move that has prompted some senior #military officials to question whether the officers are being singled out because of their #race or #gender.

2 of the officers targeted by #Hegseth are Black & 2 are women on a promotion list that consists of about 3 dozen officers, most of whom are #white #men, snr military ofcls said.

#WhiteSupremacy #MaleSupremacy #law #Trump #bigotry

#Hegseth Strikes 2 #Black & 2 #Female Officers From Promotion List

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s highly unusual decision to remove officers from a one-star promotion list has spurred allegations of racial & gender bias.

#WhiteSupremacy #MaleSupremacy #law #discrimination #CivilRights #military #Trump #bigotry
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/us/hegseth-promotion-list.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

"The force, which would likely include infantry and armored vehicles, would be added to the roughly 5,000 Marines and the thousands of paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division who have already been ordered to the region."

#Trump #Iran #Tehran #war #military #Marines #troops #Pentagon
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"The Pentagon is looking at sending up to 10,000 additional ground troops to the Middle East to give President Trump more military options even as he weighs peace talks with Tehran, Department of Defense officials with knowledge of the planning said."

~ Costas Paris and Lara Seligman

#Trump #Iran #Tehran #war #military #Marines #troops #Pentagon
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https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/iran-war-us-israel-news-updates/card/trump-weighs-sending-another-10-000-ground-troops-to-the-middle-east-v1OhoXwv55BiCg7MAmim

… #Trump admin ofcls have adamantly disputed concerns that the #Iran #war will deplete key US munitions. White House propagandist Karoline Leavitt said this month that the #US #military “has more than enough munitions, ammo & weapons stockpiles to achieve the goals of Operation Epic Fury laid out by…Trump — & beyond.” #Hegseth has asserted the same, telling reporters March 5 that, “we’ve got no shortage of munitions” & stockpiles would “allow us to sustain this campaign as long as we need to.”

Mark Cancian, a senior adviser at CSIS, said if the #military has fired >800 #Tomahawks against #Iran, “that would be about a quarter of the total inventory & would leave a large gap for a conflict in the Western Pacific.” His think tank assesses that the Navy may have had as few as 3,100 Tomahawks on hand at the start of the #war a month ago.
“It would take several years to replenish,” Cancian said.

#kakistocracy #idiocracy #TrumpsWar #Trump #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast

…The #US #military also has fired >1,000 air-defense interceptor missiles in response to #Iran counterattacks across the region, including from the #Patriot & Terminal High Altitude Area Defense ( #THAAD) systems, which are considered the world’s most advanced, 2 other officials familiar with the issue said. The inventory of those weapons also is limited & not publicly disclosed.

#kakistocracy #idiocracy #TrumpsWar #war #Trump #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast #GovernmentWaste

The #Pentagon has tracked the number of Tomahawks used with an increasing focus on what the burn rate will mean for not only for a sustained campaign against #Iran but for future #military operations as well…. One official characterized the number of Tomahawks left in the #MiddleEast as “alarmingly low,” while another said that without intervention, the Pentagon is closing in on “Winchester”—military slang meaning out of ammunition—for its supply of #Tomahawk missiles in the Middle East.

#Trump

#Tomahawk missiles, which can be launched from Navy surface warships & submarines, have been a staple of #US #military attacks since they were first used in combat in 1991 during the Persian Gulf War. But only a few hundred are manufactured each year, meaning the global supply is limited. The #Pentagon does not publicly disclose how many missiles are in its inventory at any one time.

#kakistocracy #idiocracy #TrumpsWar #Iran #war #Trump #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast

#Europe now provides the bulk of #military support to Kyiv, including direct provisions separate from #NATO. But #PURL supplies #Ukraine with key #US equipment, including high-end munitions & scarce air defense interceptors. Countries have committed ~$4B for Ukraine through the program….
Since the…attack on #Iran on Feb 28, Europe has become concerned that the #Trump admin is rapidly using up its existing munitions, delaying their own orders & disrupting deliveries of US systems to Ukraine….

The weapons that could be diverted away from #Ukraine include air defense interceptor missiles, ordered through a #NATO program launched last year in which partner countries buy #US arms for Kyiv, the 3 people said….

The Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List ( #PURL) initiative has ensured a flow of select #military equipment to Kyiv even as the #Trump admin has cut off most of the #Pentagon’s direct #security assistance.

#TrumpsWar #Iran #war #ForeverWars #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics

#Pentagon considers diverting #Ukraine #military aid to the #MiddleEast
A shift would highlight the growing trade-offs required for the #US to sustain its #war with #Iran as the conflict depletes the military’s critical munitions.

#TrumpsWar #Trump #ForeverWars #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #kakistocracy #StandWithUkraine
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/03/26/us-iran-war-ukraine-missile-defense/