Pentagon pulling Gen. Milley’s security detail and clearance ‘immediately,’ may face demotion in retirement | 28 Jan 2025 | Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will announce he is “immediately pulling” retired Gen. Mark Milley’s personal security detail and security clearance, multiple senior administration officials tell Fox News. The secretary is also directing the new acting Inspector General to conduct a review board to determine if enough evidence exists for Gen. Milley to be stripped of a star in retirement based on his actions to “undermine the chain of command” during President Donald Trump’s first term, officials say. The Pentagon will also be removing a second portrait of Gen. Milley inside the Pentagon.