Hegseth ousts US Army Chief George, LaNeve to be acting Chief

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has asked Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George to step down and take immediate retirement. The Pentagon has confirmed that Hegseth has asked the Army’s top uniformed officer to step down, as the United States wages a war against Iran. The reason behind why Hegseth asked George to leave his post.  Hegseth has moved quickly to reshape the department, firing top generals and admirals as he seeks to implement President Donald Trump’s national security agenda. The ouster of George is the latest in more than a dozen firings of top generals and admirals by Hegseth since he first took office last year.
Chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said in a statement that George "will be retiring from his position as the 41st Chief of Staff of the Army effective immediately. The Department of War is grateful for General George's decades of service to our nation. We wish him well in his retirement." The Army chief of staff typically serves a four-year term. George was nominated for the position by President Joe Biden and confirmed by the Senate in 2023.
The current vice chief of staff of the Army, Gen. Christopher LaNeve, who was formerly Hegseth's military aide, will be acting Army chief of staff. He previously served as the commanding general of the Army's 82nd Airborne Division from 2022 to 2023. Parnell said LaNeve is "a battle-tested leader with decades of operational experience and is completely trusted by Secretary Hegseth to carry out the vision of this administration without fault."