Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday demanded the immediate resignation of Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George, a move that removed the service’s top uniformed officer in the middle of an active military campaign against Iran and, according to multiple reports, reflected deepening friction between Hegseth and Army Secretary Dan Driscoll.
George had more than a year left on a four-year term that began in 2023 and was not scheduled to end until 2027. Two other Army generals, Gen. David Hodne of the Army’s Transformation and Training Command and Maj. Gen. William Green of the Army’s Chaplain Corps, were dismissed the same day. The department offered no detailed justification, saying only that “it was time for a leadership change.”
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