Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has faced multiple allegations of sharing classified information on Signal, a commercially available messaging app.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth reportedly used the messaging app Signal in "at least a dozen separate chats" to conduct official Pentagon business.

In one case, he told aides on the encrypted app to inform foreign governments about an unfolding military operation, people familiar with his management practices said.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has ordered senior Pentagon leadership to cut the number of four-star generals and admirals by at least 20% across the military, according to a memo signed by Hegseth dated May 5 and obtained by CNN.

The defense secretary also told the National Guard to shed 20% of its top positions and directed the military to cut an additional 10% of its general and flag officers across the force.

A Virginia-based helicopter unit will pause flights pending the outcome of an internal inquiry, an Army spokeswoman said.

The U.S. Army is pausing helicopter training flights around the Pentagon pending a review into two passenger airline flights that were forced to abort landings at Reagan Washington National Airport on Thursday because of a nearby Black Hawk helicopter.

The Army is pausing helicopter training flights around the Pentagon after a Black Hawk on Thursday forced two commercial airplanes to abort landings at Washington’s Ronald Reagan National Airport, three Army officials confirmed Monday.