02/22/2025

In Major Friday Night Shakeup, Trump Ousts Joint Chiefs Chairman, Other Leaders

The Navy’s top admiral and a senior Air Force general also were dismissed

The Trump administration abruptly dismissed the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and other senior officers on Friday night, as the Pentagon moves to bring the military's leadership in line with its "America First" agenda.

In a post on social media, President Donald Trump said he would replace Air Force Gen. Charles Brown, Jr. and would take the unusual step of tapping a little-known, retired three-star officer, Lt. Gen. Dan "Razin" Caine, as the next chairman.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, in a statement distributed shortly after Trump's post, said he would dismiss five other senior officers, including Adm. Lisa Franchetti, the first woman to serve as chief of naval operations, and Gen. James Slife, a top Air Force officer.

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