Information shared by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in an unclassified messaging chat in March could have imperiled a planned military operation in Yemen and the U.S. troops involved if intercepted by a foreign adversary, according to a new report released today by the office of the Pentagon's inspector general. “The Secretary’s actions created a risk to operational security that could have resulted in failed U.S. mission objectives and potential harm to U.S. pilots,” Steven Stebbins, acting Defense Department inspector general,...
