Latest Hegseth aide to leave Pentagon continues revolving door

An aide to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has left his role, the latest official to leave the secretary’s inner circle since he assumed the job in January.

While the aide, Justin Fulcher, said he only intended to serve in the government for six months and Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell “wish[es] him well in his future endeavors,” his departure last week makes him the sixth aide to leave the department following a series of leaks and a subsequent investigation into them, which he was tied to himself.