U.S. Army Chief of Staff Randy George was fired on Thursday by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, three U.S. defense officials told Reuters, in the latest purge among the Pentagon's most senior ranks. One of the officials said Hegseth's former military aide and Army vice chief of staff, General Christopher LaNeve, will take over George's role in an acting capacity. George, an infantry officer who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, was confirmed to the top Army post in 2023. Prior to holding the top job, George was the vice chief of the Army and, before that, the senior military adviser to then-Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. Brown, as well as the chief of naval operations and Air Force vice chief of staff.

Source: The Telegraph April 03, 2026 06:06 UTC