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Pentagon officials are not offering a reason for the general's departure. (AP: Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has asked the army's top uniformed officer to step down without giving a reason for the departure.
The ousting comes on the same day about 40 countries discussed forming a coalition to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, as Donald Trump said securing the waterway was for others to resolve.
The countries involved in talks over the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz will continue talks in the near future.
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has asked the army's top uniformed officer to step down, the Pentagon said without giving a reason for the departure, as the United States wages a war against Iran.
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US Army Chief of Staff Randy George has been fired by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, US defence officials say, in the latest purge among the Pentagon's most senior ranks.
Even as Hegseth, a former Fox News host, moves quickly to reshape the department, firing a general during wartime is almost without precedent.
The Pentagon confirmed that George, who had more than a year left in his term, "will be retiring from his position as the 41st Chief of Staff of the Army effective immediately".
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U.S. Army Chief of Staff Randy George was fired on Thursday by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, three U.S. defense officials told Reuters, in the latest purge among the Pentagon's most senior ranks.
Even as Hegseth, a former Fox News host, has moved quickly to reshape the department, firing a general during wartime is nearly without precedent.
The Pentagon confirmed that George, who had more than a year left in his term, "will be retiring from his position as the 41st Chief of Staff of the Army effective immediately."
The Pentagon said in a statement it was grateful for George's decades of service. "We wish him well in his retirement," it said.
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