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Pete Hegseth och Randy George. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson / AP)

Pete Hegseth sparkar USA:s högste arméchef

USA:s försvarsminister Pete Hegseth har bett arméstabschefen Randy George att avgå och gå i omedelbar pension, uppger Pentagon enligt AP.

En källa till CBS News uppger att Hegseth vill ha en ersättare som bättre implementerar hans egen och Trumps vision för armén.

– Vi är tacksamma för hans tjänstgöring, men det är dags för ledarbyte i armén, säger en högt uppsatt källa inom försvarsdepartementet.

Randy George nominerades av Joe Biden och godkändes av senaten 2023. Hans fyraåriga tjänsteperiod skulle ha löpt ut nästa år.

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Randy George
Wikipedia (en)
Randy Alan George (born 1 November 1964) is an American general who has served as the 41st chief of staff of the United States Army since 2023. He most recently served as the 38th vice chief of staff of the United States Army from 2022 to 2023, and previously served as the senior military assistant to the United States secretary of defense from 2021 to 2022. Born and raised in Iowa, George enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1982 before attending the United States Military Academy at West Point from 1984, commissioning in 1988 as an Infantry officer. He was deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan multiple times during his career. George served in the 101st Airborne Division during Operation Desert Storm, commanded the 173rd Airborne Brigade during the Iraq War, and commanded the 4th Brigade Combat Team during the war in Afghanistan. He held staff positions on the Army Staff and the Joint Staff before commanding the 4th Infantry Division from 2017 and being deployed to Afghanistan again. George was later the commanding general of I Corps from 2020 to 2021. As the Army chief of staff, he announced the Army Transformation Initiative in 2025, an effort to restructure the Army, eliminate redundancies, and incorporate new technologies.
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