US EditionArmy Lt. Gen. McGee Retires Amid Pentagon Tensions
Lt. Gen. Joe McGee retires after nearly three years on the Joint Staff amid disputes over strategy and operations with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
- Earlier this month, Army Lt. Gen. Joseph McGee left his Joint Staff director role, retiring after less than 18 months amid reported tensions with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Air Force Gen. Dan Caine.
- Internal discussions earlier this year targeted removing McGee, as some questioned his ties to Lloyd Austin and Gen. Mark Milley, and he repeatedly pushed back against Hegseth and Caine on Russia and Ukraine issues.
- Before his Pentagon assignment, McGee commanded forces at Fort Campbell and served nearly three years on the Joint Staff, where a spokesperson praised his outstanding leadership.
- Officials say McGee's retirement follows a broader leadership turnover, adding to more than a dozen senior officers pushed out this year, while Sean Parnell said the War Department is grateful for McGee's service.
- Hegseth ordered senior officers to a meeting at Quantico, U.S. Marine Corps Base described as a loyalty test, while Pentagon reporter restrictions tightened amid 15 strikes killing more than 60 this year.
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3-Star General on Pentagon’s Joint Staff Retires After Reported Clashes With Hegseth
Courtesy of the Joint Chiefs of StaffA three-star general serving on the Pentagon’s Joint Staff has retired from his position after sustained tensions with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Air Force Gen. Dan “Razin” Caine, whom President Donald Trump picked earlier this year to be the chairman of his Joint Chiefs of Staff.Lt. Gen. Joseph McGee, the director for Strategy, Plans, and Policy on the Pentagon’s Joint Staff, left his position earlie…
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