Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth addressed reporters at The White House after The Washington Post claimed he ordered a military strike to leave no survivors.
The group of ex-military lawyers published their memo after The Washington Post released a report on the alleged killing of survivors from a boat strike.
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll posthumously promoted seven second-generation Japanese American soldiers, known as Nisei, to the rank of second lieutenant.
Before hundreds of top brass, Hegseth pledged to create more fitness and grooming rules and encouraged commanders to quit if they don’t like his policies.