Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth backed Navy Adm. Frank M. “Mitch” Bradley, who ordered a second strike on an alleged drug-trafficking boat in the Caribbean Sea on Sept. 2. “Lets make one thing crystal clear: Admiral Mitch Bradley is an American hero, a true professional, and has my 100% support,” Hegseth said Monday on the social...

The White House placed the decision to launch a second, follow-up Sept. 2 strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean Sea at the feet of the commander overseeing the operation from Fort Bragg, N.C., Navy Adm. Frank M. “Mitch” Bradley. Bradley — who was authorized by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to carry out...

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is facing growing pressure over a Washington Post report that he ordered the military to "kill everybody" in a boat strike in the Caribbean, with Democrats alleging a potential war crime and President Trump saying he wouldn't have ordered a second strike. The Post reported Friday that Hegseth issued an order to “kill...

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There is an increasing apprehension among service members that they may be asked to carry out an illegal order, amid reports Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered troops to “kill everybody” in a boat strike in September. The concerns, reflected in an uptick in calls to the Orders Project — which provides free legal advice to military personnel...