>It’s an extraordinary refusal of Pentagon policy
Hmmmm.
What's next? An ultimatum from the feds? It was that which started the American War of Southern Independence.
Both Lincoln and South Carolina wanted control over Fort Sumter, and Lincoln ordered that a federal ship be sent with supplies to assist Anderson and his troops. Before the boat arrived, however, the Confederate government sent a group of representatives to Fort Sumter and offered Anderson an ultimatum – either surrender the fort or face their fire.
https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/on-this-day-the-fight-for-fort-sumter-begins
A tussle before the "Shot heard 'round the world"?