Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has asked the highest-ranking US Army officer to resign amid the Iran war. [View all]
Hegseth asked General Randy George to step down and take immediate retirement, sources told CBS News.
A Pentagon official said: 'We are grateful for his service, but it was time for a leadership change in the Army.'
George, a Biden appointee, is understood to have clashed with the administration's vision for the Army.
Vice Chief of Staff General Christopher LaNeve, a former aide to Hegseth, is likely to be considered as his replacement.
Hegseth's decision comes as 50,000 US troops are deployed in the Middle East ahead of a possible ground invasion in Iran.
As a four-star General and the 41st Chief of Staff, George is the senior-most uniformed officer in the Army, responsible for the organization, training, and equipping of more than one million soldiers.
George reports to General Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll, the civilian head of the branch; and Hegseth.
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