Secretary of War Pete Hegseth swore in Air Force Brig. Gen. Melissa S. Cunningham last week after she was forced to retire early in 2022 after refusing to take the COVID-19 vaccine. Earlier this year, Hegseth announced that the Pentagon would establish a COVID-19 Reinstatement and Reconciliation Task Force to bring back service members discharged under the previous administration’s vaccine mandate. “The Department remains committed to honoring Service members unjustly dischar