The decision sets off a period of upheaval at the Pentagon, which is already bracing itself for firings of civilian staff. Read more at straitstimes.com.

In an unprecedented purge of the military’s senior leadership Friday night, President Donald Trump fired the top US general just moments before his defense secretary fired the chief of the US Navy and the vice chief of the Air Force.

President Donald Trump fired Air Force Gen. CQ Brown Jr. from his position as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Friday, the latest in a series of high-profile firings made by the president as he attempts to restructure the federal government—and the military—to be more in line with his agenda and policies.

President Donald Trump fired the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Air Force General CQ Brown, and pushed out five other admirals and generals in an unprecedented shake-up of US military leadership.

US President Donald Trump has fired the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff CQ Brown, the highest-ranking officer in the country, as part of a major shake-up of top military leadership. "I want to thank General Charles 'CQ' Brown for his over 40 years of service to our country,

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.