Top Legal Adviser to Joint Chiefs Is Stepping Down a Year Before Completing Term
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Author: Jimmc414
Date: 7/9/2026
Article Summary:
The senior legal counsel to the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Brig. Gen. Eric Widmar, is retiring nearly a year before his term is over, amid a pattern of well-respected senior military leadership exiting under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.