Pentagon Shake-up: Hegseth Ousts Top Military Planner Amid Trump’s New Iran Strategy

10/29/2026

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired the Pentagon’s top military planner, a defence official said on Wednesday, the latest in a series of generals to be ousted and one that comes even as...

10/29/2026

The defence official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive personnel matters, said there is no immediate replacement for Mr. Sylvia and no reason has been given for the firing

10/29/2026

Hegseth fires top Pentagon official as Trump plans fresh strikes on Iran

10/29/2026

The United States has fired its top military planner, The Atlantic reported Wednesday, in a surprise shake-up as President Donald Trump appears to be preparing to resume large-scale strikes...

10/29/2026

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired the Pentagon’s top military planner, a defense official said Wednesday

10/29/2026

Hegseth has once again fired a top general as the Army is preparing for renewed hostilities in Iran. No reason was given for Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia's firing.

10/29/2026

US fires top army general in latest military shake-up, with Brett Sylvia removed from the Joint Chiefs of Staff, report says.

10/29/2026

Army Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia, the Pentagon’s top military planner, becomes the latest to leave post at a perilous moment in which President Donald Trump is openly musing on the resumption of...

10/29/2026

Brett Sylvia, a senior military strategist, has been removed from the Joint Chiefs of Staff as President Donald Trump mulls renewed strikes against Iran.

10/29/2026

Lieutenant General Brett Sylvia was removed as head of strategy, plans and policy on the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

10/29/2026

Typically, the J5 director and their staff are responsible for generating and coordinating military plans with both the chairman of the Joint Chiefs.