Justin Fulcher, a top adviser to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, has left the Pentagon, Fulcher confirmed on Saturday. Why it matters: Fulcher's departure marks at least the sixth senior-level staff to leave the Pentagon in recent months,

Justin Fulcher confirmed to Fox News Digital that he voluntarily resigned after six months as a senior advisor to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, calling his service “inspiring."

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s tenure has seen a series of high-profile staff departures, leaving the Pentagon head without a chief of staff and other key advisers. Hegseth’s inner

Justin Fulcher, who served as a senior advisor to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, has departed from the Pentagon after six months. Fulcher announced his exit in a statement shared on X on Saturday, July 19. "As planned, I’ve completed 6 months of service in government to my country," he wrote.

Justin Fulcher started at the Defense Department as a member of DOGE. He was later promoted to a post as senior adviser to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Justin Fulcher, who previously accused a colleague of calling the cops on him, has been ousted from the Pentagon

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the DOD is "looking into" a Microsoft cloud program that used Chinese engineers after an investigative report raised concerns about CCP access.

The Naval Academy’s superintendent typically serves for three to four years. Adm. Yvette Davids is being removed after a year and a half.