In a decisive move to streamline the U.S. military's leadership structure, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has signed a memo directing a significant reduction in the number of high-ranking officers.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced a plan to reduce the number of high-ranking officers in the U.S. military.

In a memo released Monday, Hegseth argued that senior leaders should be "unencumbered by unnecessary bureaucratic layers that ...