Stars and Stripes editor says he was fired by Pentagon as censorship spat escalates

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsStars and Stripes editor says he was fired by Pentagon as censorship spat escalatesThe publisher of the military newspaper announced his retirement earlier this week but also received a separation notice, the editor-in-chief saysJocelyn Noveck Friday 21 August 2026 20:41 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b3037332","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/stars-and-stripes-editor-fired-censorship-pentagon-hegseth-b3037332.html","title":"Stars and Stripes editor says he’s being fired over censorship ‘red line’"}}CloseJohn Oliver blasts Pete Hegseth over conditions on the USS Abraham LincolnSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"pianoFieldName":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashington","regSourceSection":"US politics...