Chollet faces confirmation difficulties, as Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville has placed holds on Pentagon nominees over the department's abortion policy.
According to defense officials, the Army on Monday approved only about a quarter of the Guard troops requested by city officials to provide security in case of unrest after the upcoming verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin.
An Arkansas doctor and a medical sales representative have been accused of taking part in a scheme which defrauded the U.S. military’s health insurer of more than $12 million.