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Karen Gibson is a retired U.S. Army lieutenant general and a senior associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Her intelligence assignments included U.S. Central Command and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. She later served as Senate sergeant at arms.
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Gibson sees potential efficiencies in command consolidation and supports lean staffs. She says the effect on readiness, oversight and warfighting cannot be judged without knowing which positions would go.
“Some of these cuts could result in some useful efficiencies.”
Hegseth confirmed a 20% reduction in general and admiral positions, with a January 1, 2027 deadline. He defended the changes as accountability; senators questioned their military justification and scope.
