Coverage dated October 28, 2026 to October 30, 2026
Hegseth accuses general of leaking
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WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired Army Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia, a senior military planner on the Pentagon's Joint Staff, over accusations he leaked classified information to the public, officials said Thursday.
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Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia failed three polygraph examinations related to the allegations, and the investigation has been referred to the Justice Department, according to a Department of War official.
Hegseth removed Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia as Joint Chiefs J-5 strategy head with no reason given; second ouster from the post as Trump weighs Iran strikes.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ousted a top military strategist from the Pentagon, The Hill has learned, marking another senior officer who has been removed from the department since Hegseth took the helm close to two years ago. Hegseth fired Army Lt. Gen.
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth leaves after attending the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Defense Ministers’ Meeting in Cebu on October 28, 2026.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired the Pentagon’s top military planner, a defense official said Wednesday, the latest in a series of generals to be ousted and one that comes even as President Donald Trump is weighing renewed strikes on Iran in the eight-month-long war.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired the Pentagon’s top military planner, a defense official said Wednesday, the latest in a series of generals to be ousted and one that comes even as President Donald Trump is weighing renewed strikes on Iran in the eight-month-long war.
War Secretary Pete Hegseth ousted a top military strategist from the Joint Chiefs of Staff this week as President Donald Trump contemplates additional strikes on Iran following next week’s elections. Hegseth fired Army Lt. Gen.
By Zachary Cohen, Brad Lendon, CNN Washington (CNN) — US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has pushed out the Pentagon’s top planning officer as President Donald Trump weighs new strikes against Iran, a source familiar with the situation tells CNN. Lt. Gen.
The United States has fired its top military planner, The Atlantic reported Wednesday, in a surprise shake-up as President Donald Trump appears to be preparing to resume large-scale strikes against Iran.
The United States has fired a top military planner, US media reported, in a surprise shake-up as President Donald Trump appears to be preparing to resume large-scale strikes against Iran. Army Lieutenant General Brett Sylvia was removed from his role as head of strategy, plans and policy on the Join…
by Rich Mitchell at CDN - Army Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia, who led strategy, plans and policy for the Joint Staff, has been removed and retired. He is the second officer pushed out of the post under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired Army Lieutenant General Brett Sylvia from the Joint Chiefs of Staff. This makes him at least the twenty-sixth senior military official to be ousted by Hegseth this year. “The Chairman, the Joint Staff, and the Joint Force extend our deepest gratitude to Lt.
Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia, the Joint Staff’s top planner, has become the latest casualty in Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s serial firings of senior officers.
The Pentagon’s top military planner is out as Secretary of War Pete Hegseth cleans house. With rumors of impending strikes against Iran likely after the Nov. 3 […]
A three-star Army general with more than three decades in uniform has been fired from the Pentagon over accusations he leaked information to the media. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth […]
Donald Trump apparently does not have his thumb on the pulse of things at the Pentagon. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made waves Wednesday when he suddenly fired Army Lieutenant General Brett Sylvia from the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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