# Hegseth Swears In Air Force General After Vaccine-Mandated Early Retirement

- Source: Dept of War (DoD) News
- Published: 2026-10-27T19:15:00+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4632503/hegseth-swears-in-air-force-general-after-vaccine-mandated-early-retirement/
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/hegseth-swears-in-air-force-general-after-vaccine-mandated-early-retir-214f3e/

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth welcomed Air Force Brig. Gen. Melissa S. Cunningham back into the Air Force during a swearing-in ceremony at the Pentagon. Cunningham was forced to retire from service in 2022 after declining to take the military's then-mandatory COVID-19 vaccination.

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