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Trump Approves December 3 Firing-Squad Execution of Nidal Hasan

By Drooid · Oct 9, 2026, 12:21 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Hegseth Announces Execution

U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced Nidal Hasan will be executed publicly.
The execution will be carried out by firing squad at Fort Hood, Texas.
Acting Secretary of the Army Adam Telle set the date for December 3 at 1:00 pm CDT.
President Donald Trump approved the firing-squad sentence recommended by Hegseth.
It will be the first U.S. military execution since 1961 and first firing squad since 1945.

Summary

Army Coordinates Transfers

Operation Resolute Justice orders Army officials to coordinate prisoner transfers with the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
Army regulation requires designating at least two media outlets to witness the firing-squad execution.
Pentagon policy sets execution timing between 60 and 150 days after presidential approval.
The Supreme Court denied Hasan’s 2024 petition for a public trial.
Hasan remains confined at the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, pending transfer.

History

Historical Context

The U.S. military executed 160 soldiers between 1942 and 1961, most during World II, with Private Eddie Slovik’s desertion death on Jan 31 1945 and Private John A. Bennett’s hanging on Apr 13 1961 marking the last peacetime killings. In 2026 President Donald Trump authorized the execution of former Major Nidal Hasan at Fort Hood, invoking the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

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Hegseth Announces Execution

U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced Nidal Hasan will be executed publicly.
The execution will be carried out by firing squad at Fort Hood, Texas.
Acting Secretary of the Army Adam Telle set the date for December 3 at 1:00 pm CDT.
President Donald Trump approved the firing-squad sentence recommended by Hegseth.
It will be the first U.S. military execution since 1961 and first firing squad since 1945.

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