Decades of experiencehave been wiped from the highest levels of the U.S. military, the result of retirements and removals in the first year of the second Trump administration.
Why it matters: Ask anyone — seriously, anyone — in the national security space and they’ll tell you: Expertise greatly matters, especially at this precarious moment in history.
Driving the news: In recent days, Defense Innovation Unit boss Doug Beck abruptly resigned and Defense Intelligence Agency director Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse was sacked.