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Hegseth blocks senior Navy officers for promotion, including Black and female captains

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s involvement in promotions across the military has raised concerns that he is targeting officers for their race or gender, their association with diversity, equity and inclusion policies, or for being insufficiently loyal.

Here & Now‘s Scott Tong speaks with NPR Pentagon reporter Tom Bowman.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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