SCOTT SIMON, HOST: President Donald Trump shook up the Pentagon's top leadership last night, firing the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. Mr. Brown is the ...

Trump announced the dismissal of Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. and said he would nominate Lt. Gen. Dan Caine, a retired three-star general, to succeed him as the top U.S. military officer.

Nearly 20 retired Air Force general officers, including six former chiefs of staff, urged lawmakers to reverse Pentagon plans ...

Trump ousts Joint Chiefs chairman, other leaders in major Pentagon shake-up. The Navy’s top admiral and a senior Air Force general also were dismissed as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth moves to ...

FILE - Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. CQ Brown speaks during a press briefing, April 26, 2024, at the Pentagon in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf, File) AP ...

FILE - Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, speaks during a hearing, May 8, ... As he walked into the Pentagon on his first day as defense chief on Jan. 27, ...

President Trump has fired Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, sidelining a history-making fighter pilot and respected officer as part of a campaign to rid the military of leaders ...