Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired Army Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia as the Pentagon's top military planner Wednesday, making him the second general removed from the Joint Chiefs of Staff strategy post under Hegseth. Sylvia's removal comes as President Donald Trump weighs renewed strikes against Iran amid an ongoing eight-month conflict. Lt. Gen. Joseph McGee, Sylvia's predecessor, was forced to retire last October.
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