Adam R. Telle

Force in Play

Set the Dec. 3 execution date and firing squad method on Oct. 6. The Army is preparing to carry it out without a livestream after Trump canceled the broadcast.

President Donald Trump canceled the livestream of Nidal Hasan's Dec. 3 firing squad execution on Oct. 15. The move reversed a Pentagon plan that drew bipartisan criticism.

Updated Oct 23

New Capabilities

Signed the October 1 memo establishing FASCOM

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the Autonomous Warfare Command on September 30 and told the Association of the United States Army in October that the four-star command was always the end state. The command would buy and field drones, robots, and artificial intelligence across the military, with a target stand-up date of October 1, 2027.

Updated Oct 21

Force in Play

As of September 2026: In office as acting secretary since September 3, 2026

Army Secretary Dan Driscoll left office September 2 after 18 months, the latest departure in a Pentagon leadership shakeup. President Trump named Adam Telle, the Army's civil works chief, acting secretary the next day.

Updated Sep 16