The third highest level Pentagon staff was placed on a two-day administrative leave as part of an investigation into media leaks.
Colin Carroll, deputy chief of staff to Deputy Chief of Staff, was escorted from the building Wednesday, following Chief of Chief of Hegses Dan Caldwell, senior adviser to Chief of Hegses, and Darrin Sernick, of Hegses’ deputy chief of staff.
“We can see that Carroll is on a managed leave under investigation. There is no additional to offer at this time,” a defense official told Fox News Digital.
Carol did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
The Pentagon Vice Chief of Staff is the second Hegseth advisor removed in the DOD leak probe
Three of Hegseth’s top DoD staff leaked during vacation (Reuters/Yves Herman)
Last month, the Department of Defense (DOD) launched an investigation into “recent fraudulent national security information disclosures” and announced that it could adopt the use of polygraphs to determine the cause of the leak.
“The use of polygraphs in the implementation of this study is in compliance with applicable laws and policies.” I wrote it on a note. “This investigation will be launched soon and will reach its peak with a report to the Secretary of Defense.”
The general general who helped Trump destroy Isis terrorists in the first term was confirmed as co-chief chairman.
He wrote that “information identifying parties responsible for unauthorized disclosure” will be mentioned for criminal prosecution.
Carroll, a Marine Corps reserve, recently worked for Andrill, a defense contractor who develops automated weapons systems. Selnick and Caldwell once worked for Concerned Veterans, an advocacy group led by Heggs.
Pentagon officials Darryn Selnick and Dan Caldwell are being investigated in the probe (US Veterans | Department of Defense)
After reporting about the Pentagon, investigation into leaks in the Pentagon game reportedly plans to briefly explain Elon Musk about a potential war with China (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)
The Pentagon has not provided details about the three officials being accused of leaks. Officials told Politico that the leak was linked to the Panama Canal Program and Elon Musk’s visit to the Pentagon and a second aircraft deployed in the Red Sea.
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The DOD, following the Department of Homeland Security and Justice, announced that it will use polygraphs to eradicate suspicious leaks. But the DOD memo came after the president Donald Trump Pushing back the New York Times report, Elon Musk, the leader of the Government Efficiency Bureau, reported that a visit to the Pentagon would explain his “war plan” with China. Trump said he wouldn’t show any of those plans “to anyone.”
