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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ben Finley

Driscoll offers no reason for his exit as Army secretary but says Wednesday is his last full day

Army Driscoll Test Ranges - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Dan Driscoll has announced that his last full day as U.S. Army secretary is Wednesday, but his social media post offered no explanation for why he is stepping down after 18 months as the service's civilian leader.

Driscoll is a friend of Vice President JD Vance and has good relationships with both Republicans and Democrats in Congress. But tensions with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have been widely reported, and some of Driscoll's allies in the Army were ousted this year by President Donald Trump's Pentagon chief.

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