Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday removed Gen. Randy George as Army chief of staff—another in more than a dozen firings of senior military leaders by Hegseth since he took office last year and the first during the Iran war. Hegseth had overruled the Army earlier in the week with a post on his personal X account that canceled the suspension of helicopter pilots who had hovered over Kid Rock's home in Tennessee. Gen. Christopher LaNeve, the Army's vice chief of staff and a former military aide to Hegseth, will serve as acting chief of staff, the Pentagon announced.
Author: Bob Cronin with Newser.AI
Published at: 2026-04-02 21:44:50
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