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US military investigators have subjected approximately 50 members of the Joint Staff to lie detector tests as part of a broad investigation into a significant security breach.
The U.S. government has initiated an extraordinary internal investigation to identify sources leaking classified information regarding recent military operations against Iran, subjecting staff to lie detector tests.
US Vice Admiral Fred Kacher has been dismissed from his role as Director of the Joint Staff, a position he had only taken up in December.
Mark Esper raised alarms over the mass polygraph testing of roughly 50 Joint Staff members, which is part of an ongoing investigation into unauthorized disclosures of U.S. munitions inventory data.
The head of the U.S. Army's joint staff traveled to Colombia to hold discussions on upcoming coordinated military operations aimed at combating drug trafficking networks between the two nations.
A US official, identified as Vice Admiral Fred Kacher, was reportedly removed from his Joint Staff post by the Pentagon, with sources indicating he was not the right fit for the position.
The Pentagon has administered polygraph tests to roughly fifty military officials while simultaneously moving to dismiss three Stars and Stripes journalists as part of a broad crackdown on information leaks. These measures reflect heightened internal security efforts within the U.S. defense establishment.
A former chief of Japan's Defense Ministry's Joint Staff proposed revising the country's policy of not allowing nuclear weapons on its territory, prompting experts to urge caution.
Sources indicate that the Pentagon has removed a senior official from a Joint Staff position, though specific reasons for the removal were not immediately detailed.