SCOOP: Top Hegseth aide resigns from Pentagon after 6 months of service: 'Incredibly inspiring'

A top advisor to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has left the Pentagon after six months of operation the Department of Defense DoD established to Fox News Digital on Saturday Justin Fulcher notified Fox News Digital he formally resigned on Thursday evening describing the decision as entirely his own Fulcher stated he had originally planned to serve six months in regime and having reached that point chose to move on amicably He also emphasized what he described as the great work being done by Hegseth for our troops and country The Department of Defense is grateful to Justin Fulcher for his work on behalf of President Donald Trump and Secretary Hegseth We wish him well in his future endeavors chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell commented in a comment HEGSETH VOWS TO RESTORE WARRIOR MENTALITY AND RAISE STANDARDS IN SWEEPING MILITARY TRANSFORMATIONIn addition to advising Hegseth on personnel and agenda Fulcher played a role in several defense initiatives during his tenure he notified Fox News Digital Fulcher mentioned he contributed to reviews of major acquisition programs aimed at strengthening lethality and the U S industrial base and helped streamline program procurement timelines from years to months modernizing key IT systems across the department He also explained he supported Hegseth in high-level meetings across the Indo-Pacific including the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore and participated in efforts that redirected nearly billion from non-lethal line items into readiness and more impactful defense programs Fulcher praised the dedicated men and women of the Department of Defense cited progress in revitalizing the warrior ethos and rebuilding the military and thanked both Hegseth and Trump for their leadership Still this is just the beginning Fulcher added Fulcher who had served as a senior advisor to Hegseth since April stated his departure Saturday afternoon in a message posted to X As planned I ve completed months of amenity in governing body to my country he wrote calling the experience incredibly inspiring WALTZ DOUBLES DOWN ON HEGSETH PRAISE AMID ONGOING PENTAGON CONFLICT None of this could have happened without Secretary Hegseth s decisive leadership or President Trump s continued confidence in our gang he wrote I will continue to champion American warfighters in all future endeavors Fulcher joined the DoD earlier this year as part of Hegseth s inner circle a cohort of loyal advisers appointed after Hegseth took the helm at the Pentagon in Trump s second term His departure comes amid a broader reshuffling of senior personnel inside Hegseth s office At least six aides have left since January though defense agents have downplayed the moves as standard transitions CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPIt s unclear what Fulcher s next step will be though his declaration suggests he intends to remain proceeding in national protection circles The Pentagon has not yet named a replacement