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Trump fires top US general in unprecedented Pentagon shakeup
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump on Friday fired the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Air Force General C.Q. Brown, and pushed out five other admirals and generals in an unprecedented shake-up of U.
Trump Fires Top Pentagon Officers in Sweeping Overhaul
WASHINGTON—The Trump administration fired the military’s highest-ranking officer, the admiral leading the Navy, and several other senior Pentagon leaders in a massive shake-up of the top ranks of the armed forces.
Obama fired top military officers to align Pentagon with his policy vision, now Trump set to do the same
President Obama fired top generals and commanders who did not align with his vision over the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and now Trump is set to do the same.
Trump administration fires raft of top military officers in unprecedented purge
Trump removed the military's top officer without explanation as the defense secretary purged the Pentagon's top ranks of five uniformed leaders.
Trump Dismisses Top U.S. Military Officials in Unprecedented Pentagon Overhaul
President Donald Trump has executed a significant overhaul of the U.S. military’s top leadership, dismissing Air Force General Charles Q. Brown Jr., the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, along with five other senior military officials.
Trump Fires Joint Chiefs Chairman Amid Flurry of Dismissals at Pentagon
The decision to fire Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., a four-star fighter pilot, upends a tradition in which the Joint Chiefs ...
Defense officials fear impending Pentagon firings could break law and hurt military readiness
Some defense officials responsible for drafting lists of civilian Pentagon employees to be terminated as soon as this week ...
Hegseth wants Pentagon to cut 8% from defense budget for each of the next 5 years
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has told the Pentagon to find $50 billion in programs to cut this year, to redirect funds to ...
Hegseth's Pentagon Shakeup Could Remove Female Military Leaders
High-ranking military officials may face removal as Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth considers leadership changes.
Hegseth orders Pentagon to make plans for major budget cuts to align with Trump DOGE priorities
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the Pentagon to develop plans for cutting 8% from the Department of Defense budget ...
Pentagon to fire 5,400 workers, backlash builds to Trump downsizing effort
By Idrees Ali, Nathan Layne, Richard Cowan and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Pentagon said on Friday it would cut ...
Trump wants attack subs. The rest of the $50 billion Pentagon budget shuffle is a question mark for the Navy.
Pentagon leadership plans to pull 8%, or $50 billion, from various projects to fund Trump's priorities.Exempt programs ...
Defense Department to Cut Over 5,000 Workers
The Pentagon said on Friday that it would fire 5,400 civilian probationary workers starting next week, in the first of what officials say will likely be a wave of much larger layoffs at the Defense ...