Hegseth Cut Civilian Protections Over Objection of Top Commanders — ProPublica

Hegseth had bet senior officers would endorse his view that focusing on civilian security was “woke” and out of step with “maximum lethality,” current and former defense officials told ProPublica. 

 Instead, every commander rebuffed the idea...

 https://www.propublica.org/article/hegseth-civilian-harm-mitigation-response-trump-defense-department