Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has blocked the promotion of eight Navy captains to be one-star admirals, including two female and two Black officers, according to current and former U.S. officials. At ...

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The removal of three women from a Navy admiral promotion list is sending a chilling signal up and down the ranks — and not just to women. When Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth quietly struck nine names ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth blocked the promotions to one-star admirals of several senior Navy officers who had already been selected for promotion by a board of senior Navy admirals, three sources ...