Pentagon Appoints Christian Devine Acting Stars and Stripes Publisher After August Firings of 3 Staffers
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Updated · Fox News · Oct 14
Pentagon Appoints Christian Devine Acting Stars and Stripes Publisher After August Firings of 3 Staffers
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 14
Summary
Christian Devine, the Pentagon public affairs office’s executive director, was named acting publisher of Stars and Stripes while the Defense Department searches for a permanent replacement.
Devine will keep his Pentagon post and split time between both jobs, with spokesman Sean Parnell saying he will help modernize the military newspaper while preserving its editorial independence.
The interim appointment follows the August firing of publisher Max Lederer, editor-in-chief Erik Slavin and reporter Lara Korte during the Pentagon’s broader overhaul of the World War II-era outlet.
That shake-up is already in court: the three former staffers sued, alleging First Amendment and statutory violations, though a judge in September refused to temporarily reverse the dismissals.
Stars and Stripes, funded roughly half by the Pentagon, has been a continuous military newspaper since World War II and is being refocused under a 2026 plan toward warfighter-oriented coverage.