Major Power Shift Underway at Pentagon as Army Leaders Step Up
18 Jun 2019
Military.com | By Matthew Cox
President Trump's tweet on Tuesday that Army Secretary Mark Esper will take over as acting Pentagon chief could mean a dramatically altered power landscape in the U.S. military, with Army leaders in charge of the Joint Chiefs and the Defense Department.
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan has opted not to continue his pursuit of nomination, Trump tweeted. The news came after reports surfaced of an FBI investigation into two reportedly violent domestic episodes in 2010 and 2011.
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