United States secretary of war Pete Hegseth has ousted army chief of staff general Randy George, forcing his immediate retirement amid the ongoing war tensions with Iran, according to US officials cited by CBS News. The move, confirmed by the Pentagon on Thursday, comes as the administration pushes to install military leadership aligned with President Donald Trump’s wartime strategy.
Chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said George “will be retiring from his position as the 41st chief of staff of the army, effective immediately." Without providing any further clarification on the sudden move, he added that the department was grateful for his “decades of service to our nation”.
