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Pentagon fires heads of Navy Reserve, Naval Special Warfare Command
NEWS / MILITARY BRANCHES / NAVY
Pentagon fires heads of Navy Reserve, Naval Special Warfare Command
Vice Adm. Nancy Lacore and Rear Adm. Milton “Jamie” Sands were removed from leadership positions after just a year on the job.
NICHOLAS SLAYTON
AUG 23, 2025 7:01 AM EDT
Rear Adm. Milton "Jamie" Sands III and Vice Adm. Nancy Lacore. U.S. Navy photos; Task & Purpose composite.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth fired two more senior military officials, relieving the heads of the Navy Reserve and Naval Special Warfare Command of their positions.
A Navy official confirmed the firings to Task & Purpose. Vice Adm. Nancy Lacore, and Rear Adm. Milton “Jamie ” Sands III, head of Naval Special Warfare Command, had each been in their leadership roles for a year. USNI News first reported on their removals.
No reason for the firings was given by the Navy official. They were the latest in a string of high-profile firings in the Department of Defense on Aug. 22.
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Pentagon fires heads of Navy Reserve, Naval Special Warfare Command
Vice Adm. Nancy Lacore and Rear Adm. Milton “Jamie” Sands were removed from leadership positions after just a year on the job.
NICHOLAS SLAYTON
AUG 23, 2025 7:01 AM EDT
Rear Adm. Milton "Jamie" Sands III and Vice Adm. Nancy Lacore. U.S. Navy photos; Task & Purpose composite.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth fired two more senior military officials, relieving the heads of the Navy Reserve and Naval Special Warfare Command of their positions.
A Navy official confirmed the firings to Task & Purpose. Vice Adm. Nancy Lacore, and Rear Adm. Milton “Jamie ” Sands III, head of Naval Special Warfare Command, had each been in their leadership roles for a year. USNI News first reported on their removals.
No reason for the firings was given by the Navy official. They were the latest in a string of high-profile firings in the Department of Defense on Aug. 22.
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