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General Brett Sylvia, who headed the Joint Chiefs of Staff's Directorate for Strategy, Plans and Policy (J-5), has been removed from his post by decision of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. The reason for the dismissal has not been given, and no successor has been named. Media outlets link the personnel change to preparations for possible strikes on Iran after the November 3 midterm elections.
Otabek YusupovUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Kyiv has been waiting for almost a month for US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to approve the delivery of interceptor missiles for Patriot and NASAMS systems. He instructed his team to raise the issue again in Washington. According to Zelensky, Russia fired 48 missiles, about 1,600 aerial bombs and nearly 2,300 drones at Ukraine over the past week.
Otabek YusupovAccording to The Washington Post, while attempting to move one of the two historic 'Eisenhower globes' into Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth's office on February 3, the artifact fell and was damaged near Antarctica. The Army confirmed the incident; history specialists were on unpaid leave due to the shutdown. The Pentagon called what happened an 'accident' and, per AFP, called the item a 'replica.'
Sevara AzamovaDozens of Israeli fighter jets with refueling aircraft flew over Syria and Iraq overnight into Tuesday, approaching Iran's border, Channel 12 reports citing American sources. The operation coincided with Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth's visit to Israel. The Financial Times writes that Netanyahu earlier ordered preparations for a major offensive against Iran, which was canceled after Trump's objections.
Sevara AzamovaAccording to The Telegraph, current and former Pentagon employees are preparing to hand Congress damaging information about Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth if Democrats take control of the House of Representatives in the November midterm elections. Democrats have already contacted potential whistleblowers and may subpoena his inner circle, including a renewed probe into 'Signalgate'.
Javlon TursunovAt the Nevada test site, a charge was detonated at a depth of about 300 meters to simulate a seismic wave decoupling method and calibrate systems for recognizing covert nuclear tests. This was reported by Deputy Head of the National Nuclear Security Administration Matthew Napoli. Earlier, Pete Hegseth announced the Pentagon's plans to conduct nuclear weapons tests.
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