President Trump fired Air Force General CQ Brown Jr., a four-star pilot, and named Air Force General Dan “Razin” General Kane.
“General Charles' CQ' General Brown wants to thank over 40 years of service to our country, including the current chairman of the Co-State, for his country's over 40 years,” Trump said in the Truth Social Post Friday. “He is a great gentleman, an outstanding leader and wishes a great future for him and his family.”
Brown was the second African American to hold the post.
In a statement, Trump praised Brown's successor Kane as a “skilled” pilot and “a fighter with significant experience in ministry and special operations.”
Trump referenced Kane in his speech at the FII Priority Summit in Miami on Wednesday. praise He is “a real general, not a television general.”
Kane must be confirmed by the Senate.
Defence Secretary Pete Hegses said in a statement Friday that both deputy chief of staff of the Air Force and General Jim Sliff and chief of naval operations, Lisa M. Francetti, have become co-star chief of staff. It signaled that both Lisa M. Francetti had been fired. .
“I am also requesting nominations for the positions of Naval Operations Director and Deputy Chief of Staff of the Air Force,” Heggs said in a statement Friday. “The incumbents of these important roles, Admiral Lisa Francieti and General James Sliff, respectively, have distinct careers. We would like to thank them for their service and for their dedication to our nation.”
US Coast Guard Commander Linda Fagan was expelled from her position one day during Trump's second term.
Heggs also said he has fired judges supporting the general for the Navy, the Army and the Air Force. He didn't say why.
The Secretary of Defense previously said Brown should be fired along with all other generals who were “involved” in diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts.
“First of all, you have to fire the co-chief's chairman,” Heggs said during a November podcast appearance. “But the generals involved – the generals, the admirals, whatever – were involved in either Day Week, either you're in the battle. That's all. That's what we're thinking. This is the only litmus test to do.
Hegses said he “stands” in brown and “advances working with him” on his first day at the Pentagon. On Friday, the former Fox News host said Brown, who became chairman in October 2023, was “distinguished and served in his career leading up to 40 years of honorary service.” I knew him as a thoughtful advisor and paid tribute to him for his outstanding service to our nation. ”
Deputy Secretary of Defense Darrin Selnick to cut more than 5,000 civilian employees on probation at the start of next week and to support more than 8% of the military's civilian workforce, Darrin Selnick. To help, a fire occurs. He said Friday for personnel matters and preparations.
A day ago, Heggs said that all workers could be “putting a job freeze” because the Pentagon would perform an assessment to come up with a “performance-based standard.”
“Under President Trump, we are introducing new leadership that will focus our troops on the core mission of deterrence, fight and victory,” Heggs said Friday.
