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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In the middle of the war with Iran, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth is advancing a shift in the leadership of the U.S. Army.
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…
Pentagon fires another top general as U.S. war with Iran continues
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.
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