…Gen Haugh was informed of the decision while traveling. Current & fmr ofcls said Gen Haugh’s deputy at the #NSA, Wendy Noble, was also removed from her post, & possibly reassigned to another position at the #Pentagon.

…#Defense Secy #PeteHegseth & #Trump have removed several top officers from their posts including the chair of the #JointChiefs of Staff…; the chief of naval operations [#Navy #CNO]…; & the commandant of the #CoastGuard….

The head of the #NSA & US #Cyber Command was removed from his job on Thurs, acc/to the top #Democrats on the congressional #intelligence committees.

Senator Mark Warner of Virginia & Representative Jim Himes of Connecticut condemned the ouster of Gen. Timothy D. Haugh, who led both the #spy agency & the #military command.

The move caught intelligence officials off guard.

During his 2nd admin, #Trump has shown personal animus toward high-ranking #military officers [particularly if they are not white and/or are women], both those on active duty & some who retired years ago.

Trump has suggested that Gen #MarkMilley, his fmr chair of the #JointChiefs who retired in 2023, should be executed for engaging w/his Chinese counterpart during the turmoil surrounding the #Jan6 #insurrection.

The prohibition against #women serving on warships ended in 1993, opening the door for officers like Adm #LisaFranchetti to compete equally with their male counterparts. Women were not allowed on submarines, however, until 2010.

The firing of a service chief such as Admiral Franchetti is vanishingly rare, though #Trump fired another four-star female admiral less than 24 hrs after his second inauguration.

Adm. #LisaFranchetti spent roughly half of her 40-year career at sea, rising to command the destroyer U.S.S. Ross, & later a destroyer squadron, two aircraft carrier strike groups, all naval forces in Korea & the Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean Sea.

Admiral Franchetti became the 33rd chief of naval operations on Nov. 2, 2023, making her the first #woman to have a permanent seat as a member of the #JointChiefs.

#USpol #law #Navy #NationalSecurity #MilitaryPreparedness
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/us/politics/hegseth-navy-lisa-franchetti.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

In all, 6 #Pentagon officials were fired. In addition to #JointChiefs chairman Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., #Trump also fired Adm. Lisa Franchetti, the first #woman to lead the #Navy; Gen. James Slife, the vice chief of the #AirForce; & the top #lawyers for the #Army, Navy & #AirForce.

#USpol #law #military #NationalSecurity #MilitaryPreparedness
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/us/politics/trump-fires-cq-brown-pentagon.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

#JointChiefs chairmen traditionally remain in place as admins change, regardless of the president’s political party. But #Trump White House & #Pentagon officials said they wanted to appoint their own top leaders.

…#Defense Secy #PeteHegseth [drunk rapist] has previously said that General Brown should be fired because of his “woke” focus on #diversity, #equity & #inclusion programs in the #military.