Days before Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ousted him earlier this year, the Army’s top general was reportedly told by the official who is now trying to replace him to drop an investigation into the military’s unauthorized helicopter flyby at Kid Rock’s property.
Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George was abruptly forced to retire less than two months into the U.S. war in Iran, without explanation, in April. The Pentagon announced his departure in a brief statement on social media, saying “we wish him well in his retirement.”
