U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a 20% reduction in the number of 4-star generals, a U.S. official told Reuters on Monday.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday ordered a 20% reduction in the number of four-star officers, deepening ongoing cuts at the Pentagon that have shaken the Department of Defense at the start of President Donald Trump’s second term in office.

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth on Monday ordered at least a 20 percent reduction in the number of active-duty four-star generals and admirals in the US military, a memo from the defense secretary said.

The U.S. Army is pausing helicopter training flights around the Pentagon pending a review into two passenger airline flights that were forced to abort landings at Reagan Washington National Airport on Thursday because of a nearby Black Hawk helicopter.

A Virginia-based helicopter unit will pause flights pending the outcome of an internal inquiry, an Army spokeswoman said.

The Army is pausing helicopter training flights around the Pentagon after a Black Hawk on Thursday forced two commercial airplanes to abort landings at Washington’s Ronald Reagan National Airport, three Army officials confirmed Monday.