Pentagon pushes again on Nationwide Protection Technique divide claims and experiences

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Rejecting experiences of a break up with the brass, the Division of Warfare says the National Defense Strategy was "seamlessly coordinated" with senior civilian and uniform leaders — and that "any narrative on the contrary is fake."

On Monday, The Washington Put up reported that a number of senior officers had raised considerations concerning the forthcoming technique, pointing to a divide between political management.

Deputy Secretary of War Steve Feinberg pushed again on Wednesday, in an on-the-record assertion to Fox Information Digital.

"The Division’s Nationwide Protection Technique has been seamlessly coordinated with all senior civilian and army management with whole collaboration — any narrative on the contrary is fake," Feinberg mentioned.

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The Pentagon in Arlington, Va., the place Warfare Division officers, pushed again on claims of a civil-military rift and mentioned the Nationwide Protection Technique was totally coordinated. (Alex Wong/Getty Photos)

A senior War Department official mentioned the technique was the product of "intensive and intensive" collaboration throughout the division.

The drafting staff included a coverage lead, a Joint Staff deputy and representatives from the army providers who consulted extensively with civilian and uniformed workplaces.

Below Secretary of Warfare for Coverage Elbridge Colby and the appearing deputy under-secretary for coverage, Austin Dahmer, met with leaders from each group. The official known as that degree of policy-shop engagement "unprecedented."

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Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Workers, supplied suggestions to Secretary of Warfare Pete Hegseth and Below Secretary of Warfare for Coverage Elbridge Colby. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Photos)

Air Force Gen. Dan Caine , who chairs the Joint Chiefs of Workers, supplied suggestions on to Secretary of Warfare Pete Hegseth and Colby, the official mentioned, and each assured him his enter could be mirrored within the closing draft.

The Put up report mentioned political appointees within the Pentagon coverage workplace led the drafting and described unusually sharp pushback from some commanders over priorities and tone.

The Warfare Division disputes that characterization and says the doc was coordinated on the principal degree and aligned intently with the Nationwide Safety Technique.

The pushback comes a day after Hegseth addressed lots of of commanders at Marine Corps Base Quantico.

Warfare Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks throughout a gathering of senior army leaders at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Tuesday, in Quantico, Va. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)

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In a 45-minute speech, he argued the pressure wants harder requirements and a tighter concentrate on warfighting. He has recalled one-star and above officers from all over the world to transient in particular person and has eliminated a number of senior common officers as a part of a broader overhaul.

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Hegseth says new directives will restore rigorous bodily, grooming and management requirements and require fight roles to satisfy one set of bodily benchmarks.