April 2 (UPI) -- Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth asked the Army chief of staff to step down from the position he has held for two years and retire immediately.
Gen. Randy George will be replaced by Gen. Christopher LaNeve, who is currently the Army's vice chief of staff, as acting chief until an official replacement is confirmed by the Senate.
George, who had about one and a 1/2 years left in his four-year term as chief of staff, is the latest high ranking military leader to have been fired by Hegseth since his confirmation as Secretary of Defense.
The Army confirmed to CBS News and The Washington Post that Hegseth had asked George to retire immediately.
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