US EditionHegseth asked Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George to step down: Report
Pentagon officials said the Army’s top officer will leave after less than three years in the job, part of a broader leadership shakeup under Hegseth.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth asked Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George to retire immediately, CBS News reported Thursday, aiming to install leadership aligned with President Donald Trump's vision for the Army.
- Nominated by President Joe Biden and confirmed by the Senate in 2023, George was expected to serve until 2027 after leading the 82nd Airborne Division and serving as senior military assistant to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
- Over a dozen senior military officers have been dismissed by Hegseth, including Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. C.Q. Brown, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti, Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. James Slife, and the head of the Defense Intelligence Agency.
- Gen. Christopher LaNeve, current Army vice chief of staff and former military aide to Hegseth, will likely be considered as a replacement, sources familiar with the decision said.
- Earlier Thursday, the U.S. Military Academy at West Point posted photos of George, who "shared experience-driven guidance with cadets preparing to lead," underscoring the abrupt timing as the war with Iran continues.
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has demanded that U.S. Army Chief of Staff General Randy George present his resignation and move immediately to the reserve. The theoretical resignation, the cessation of practice, is the result of disagreements in his vision of what an army should be, and comes into full war with Iran. George's departure, who had been appointed to his post during Joe Biden's Democratic legislature, is the latest maneuver i…
As Iran war continues, Hegseth tells high-ranking U.S. military leader to resign
Washington — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has asked the Army’s top uniformed officer to step down, the Pentagon said Thursday without giving a reason for the departure as the United States wages a war against Iran.
The US Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, obtained the immediate departure of the Chief of the Army Staff, General Randy George.
Hegseth FIRES Army Chief of Staff...
(Washington, DC) – Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth has pushed out U.S. Army Chief of Staff Randy George, asking the four-star general to step down and immediately retire, according to sources familiar with the decision. Officials say the move is part of a broader effort to reshape military leadership in line with the vision of Donald Trump and the current Defense Department. A Pentagon spokesperson confirmed George’s departure, thanking him f…
On Thursday, an American official reported that Pete Hegseth, the US Defense Minister, had asked General Randy George to resign as Chief of the Army Staff. The general, who had been in office since 2023, was asked to retire immediately. This very high-ranking officer "will leave his post with immediate effect", wrote on X Sean Parnell, the Pentagon's spokesman, wishing him "a nice retirement". - United States: the Chief of the Army Staff will re…
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The Latest: Hegseth asks the Army’s top uniformed officer to step down during Iran war
The Army’s top uniformed officer has been asked to step down by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Pentagon officials have not given a reason for Gen. Randy George's departure. It comes amid the Iran war and is the latest of more…
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