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Army Col. Kathryn Spletstoser speaks to members of the media following Gen. John Hyten's confirmation hearing to be vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 30, 2019. Spletstoser, a retired Army colonel, has reached a court settlement of nearly $1 million in a sexual assault lawsuit against Hyten, who served as vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Spletstoser, who served as Hyten's aide in 2017, filed the lawsuit, and in the settlement reached in U.S. District Court in California on Wednesday, July 12, 2023, the federal government will pay her $975,000. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Army colonel gets $975,000 in sex assault case against former Joint Chiefs vice chairman

By Lolita C. Baldor - Associated Press

President Donald Trump meets with senior military leaders and members of his national security team in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Saturday, May 9, 2020, in Washington. Clockwise from top left, Chief of Space Operations at US Space Force Gen. John Raymond, Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. James McConville, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Mark Milley, Trump, Air Force Gen. John Hyten, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and Ret. Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg, Assistant to the President and National Security Advisor to the Vice President. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Federal court to decide if sex assault case against ex-Joint Chiefs vice chairman will go to trial

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Adm. Christopher W. Grady, U.S. Navy, is shown here in his official Navy portrait. (Defense Dept.) [https://media.defense.gov/2018/May/04/2002323518/-1/-1/0/180504-N-ZZ999-0001.jpg]

Navy Adm. Grady tapped to replace No. 2 Gen. Hyten on Joint Chiefs of Staff

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Judge permits sex assault case against Joint Chiefs member

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The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group. U.S. Navy photo.

Pentagon vice chairman: Navy will respond with force to Iran’s harassment if necessary

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

ARABIAN GULF (Feb. 12, 2018) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Fighting Redcocks of Strike Fighter Attack Squadron (VFA) 22 readies for launch on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). (U.S. Navy photo)

USS Theodore Roosevelt sailor infected with the coronavirus is in intensive care, Navy confirms

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this April 11, 2019, photo, then-U.S. Strategic Command Commander Gen. John Hyten testifies before a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Hyten to become the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

Gen. John Hyten, JCS vice chair: Confidentiality regulations in the Pentagon are too severe

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this April 11, 2019, photo, then-U.S. Strategic Command Commander Gen. John Hyten testifies before a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Hyten to become the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

Air Force general confirmed as vice chairman of Joint Chiefs

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

Gen. John Hyten appears before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 30, 2019, for his confirmation hearing to be Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Gen. John Hyten will not be charged with sexual misconduct as investigation concludes

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

Sen. Martha McSally, R-Ariz., speaks during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 30, 2019, for the confirmation hearing of Gen. John Hyten to be Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Martha McSally backs Gen. John Hyten amid sex abuse charges

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

FILE - In this April 11, 2019, file photo, U.S. Strategic Command Commander Gen. John Hyten testifies before a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Pentagon nominee denies sexual misconduct allegations

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

Former aide Army Col. Kathryn Spletstoser sits in the audience as Gen. John Hyten appears before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 30, 2019, for his confirmation hearing to be Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

The Latest: GOP senator questions general’s judgment

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Gen. John Hyten appears before a Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 30, 2019, for his confirmation hearing to be Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Gen. John Hyten hearing: Heather Wilson, ex-Air Force secretary, defends colleague

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

Gen. John Hyten appears before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 30, 2019, for his confirmation hearing to be Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Gen. John Hyten nomination for vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff likely to move forward

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

FILE - In this April 11, 2019, file photo, U.S. Strategic Command Commander Gen. John Hyten testifies before a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Senators are hearing closed-door testimony about allegations of sexual misconduct against Air Force Gen. John Hyten as they weigh his nomination for vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

John Hyten’s nomination to move forward following sexual misconduct allegations

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

FILE - In this April 11, 2019, file photo, U.S. Strategic Command Commander Gen. John Hyten testifies before a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. A senior military officer has accused, Hyten, the Air Force general tapped to be the next vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, of sexual misconduct, potentially jeopardizing the nomination as members of Congress raised questions about the allegations and an investigation that found insufficient evidence to charge him. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Senators weigh sexual misconduct allegations against general

By LISA MASCARO - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 11, 2019, file photo, U.S. Strategic Command Commander Gen. John Hyten testifies before a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. A senior military officer has accused, Hyten, the Air Force general tapped to be the next vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, of sexual misconduct, potentially jeopardizing the nomination as members of Congress raised questions about the allegations and an investigation that found insufficient evidence to charge him. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

John Hyten accused of sexual misconduct

By Lolita C. Baldor - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 11, 2019, file photo, U.S. Strategic Command Commander Gen. John Hyten testifies before a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. A senior military officer has accused, Hyten, the Air Force general tapped to be the next vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, of sexual misconduct, potentially jeopardizing the nomination as members of Congress raised questions about the allegations and an investigation that found insufficient evidence to charge him. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

AP Exclusive: Officer alleges sexual misconduct by general

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan, second from left, accompanied by Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford, left, Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson, second from right, and U.S. Strategic Command Commander Gen. John Hyten, right, speaks during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington , Thursday, April 11, 2019, on the proposed Space Force. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Space Force plans meet with skepticism, confusion on Capitol Hill

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

U.S. Strategic Command Commander Gen. John Hyten, testifies before a House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Space Subcommittee and House Armed Services Committee Strategic Forces Subcommittee joint hearing on 'Space Situational Awareness: Whole of Government Perspectives on Roles and Responsibilities' on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 22, 2018. (Associated Press) **FILE**

White House pegs U.S. Strategic Command chief as the Pentagon’s No. 2 officer

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times