Hegseth has fired or forced the retirement of more than a dozen senior officers

Here are the main confirmed ones:

  • Gen. Randy George — Army Chief of Staff (fired April 2026)
  • Gen. David Hodne — Army Transformation Command
  • Maj. Gen. William Green Jr. — Army Chief of Chaplains
  • Gen. C.Q. Brown — former Joint Chiefs Chairman
  • Adm. Lisa Franchetti — former Chief of Naval Operations
  • Navy Secretary John Phelan — fired yesterday (April 22)
  • Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse — Defense Intelligence Agency
  • Adm. Alvin Holsey — head of U.S. Southern Command

Plus some other generals and admirals who got sidelined or had promotions blocked.