Defense Department officials have scrapped a drag show that was previously scheduled for Thursday at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada, arguing it’s an inappropriate use of a military base.

Three officials told NBC News that the event, which was in celebration of Pride Month, would be canceled or moved off base. Though the drag show had been approved by Air Force leaders, senior Defense leadership — including Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark Milley — intervened and told the Air Force it is not Pentagon policy to fund drag shows.

Nellis Air Force Base has hosted two drag shows in the past and was preparing for its third annual presentation. The drag show in June 2021 was dubbed “Drag-u-Nellis.”

The base in question is known as “The Home of the Fighter Pilot” and serves as the Air Force’s center for advanced fighter training.

At a late March hearing of the House Armed Services Committee, Representative Matt Gaetz (R., Fl.) angrily questioned Austin and Milley about drag queen story hours being hosted at bases throughout the world.

“Drag queen story hours is not something that the department funds,” Austin told the committee in response. Milley concurred, saying he’d like to find out what’s happening.

“I’d like to take a look at those, because I don’t agree with those,” Milley said, referring to flyers Gaetz had brought up. “I think those things shouldn’t be happening.”

When Milley was informed about the event this week, he was visibly angry, sources told NBC.

“As Secretary Austin has said, the DOD will not host drag events at US military installations or facilities,” Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh told CNN. “Hosting these types of events in federally funded facilities is not a suitable use of DOD resources. Our Service members are diverse and are allowed to have personal outlets.”