Bloodbath: Joint Chiefs chair, CNO, Air Force vice chief, three top JAGs to be replaced
Trump, Hegseth announce plans to oust several of the military’s top officers amid larger DEI purge.
Audrey Decker and Bradley Peniston | February 21, 2025
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President Donald Trump and his defense secretary have declared their intent to oust the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the chief of naval operations, the vice chief of the Air Force, and the judge advocates general for the Army, Navy, and Air Force—all amid a broader push to root out military officials who have supported diversity efforts.
“I want to thank General Charles “CQ” Brown for his over 40 years of service to our country, including as our current Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He is a fine gentleman and an outstanding leader, and I wish a great future for him and his family,” Trump said in a post Friday night.
Brown, a four-star fighter pilot, was the second Black American to serve as chairman. In 2020, Trump nominated Brown to be the Air Force chief of staff. Once in the job, he “launched investigations into potential biases in the service’s promotion process and made changes to make it more equitable. The following year, he opened the Air Force’s first Diversity, Equity and Inclusion office,” Defense One reported. (In recent weeks, the Air Force has removed a press release about the office, but it remains online elsewhere.)
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