Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a series of changes to the armed forces Tuesday that he claimed will raise the standards of America’s combat troops and unburden commanders from fear of violating internal military rules.

The new policies, announced at an extraordinary meeting of hundreds of military leaders in Quantico, Va., are an extension of Hegseth’s campaign to reverse moves over the past two decades meant to make the military more inclusive of women and minority recruits. He cast the moves as necessary to increase the “lethality” of U.S. troops.

“A few months ago, I was at the White House when President Trump announced his 'liberation day' for America's trade policy. It was a landmark day. Well, today is another liberation day, the liberation of America's warriors,” Hegseth

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