Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday moved to strike race and sex as considerations for military promotions, with plans for a new Pentagon task force to promote “merit-based, color-blind policies” throughout the U.S. military.

In a new memo with the subject line “Restroing America’s Fighting Force,” Hegseth writes that the Defense Department’s mission is to “win the Nation’s wars.” To do this, the department requires “a lethal fighting force that rewards individual initiative, excellence and hard work based on merit.”

Hegseth directs the establishment of the “‘Restoring America’s Fighting Force’ Task Force,” a group charged with overseeing Trump administration efforts to abolish diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts within the Pentagon.

The work will include........

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