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Trump fires top US general in unprecedented Pentagon shakeup
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.S. military leadership.
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 fires top US general CQ Brown in shake-up at Pentagon
US President Donald Trump has fired the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff CQ Brown, the highest-ranking officer in the country, as part of a major shake-up of top military leadership.
Trump Fires Top Pentagon Officers in Sweeping Overhaul
The nominee to replace Gen. CQ Brown, the second Black officer to serve in the Pentagon’s senior military post, is a retired Air Force general.
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.
Pentagon to fire 5,400 workers, backlash builds to Trump downsizing effort
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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 ...
Trump ousts Joint Chiefs chairman, other leaders in major Pentagon shake-up
The Navy’s top admiral and a senior Air Force general also were dismissed as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth moves to align ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...