Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has reportedly fired Lieutenant General Brett Sylvia, a senior military strategist. Sylvia was removed from the Joint Chiefs of Staff even as President Donald Trump mulls renewed strikes against Iran .
Sylvia, who directed strategy, plans and policy for the Joint Staff, was ousted without a public explanation, The Atlantic reported . Pentagon officials speaking to the publication said that Hegseth had lost confidence in Sylvia and the general had had a tough working relationship with Elbridge Colby, the Pentagon’s senior civilian policy official. The Pentagon planner headed the Joint Staff’s J5 directorate. They help coordinate military strategy and policy recommendations for senior defense officials and the White House. This person would serve as a critical link between the operational force, the department policy, and the White House.
Speaking to The Atlantic, the former official said “Now is not the time when you’d want to lose the J5.
Brett Sylvia and his family for their 32 years of distinguished service to our nation. In a statement, the Joint Chiefs thanked Sylvia for over three decades of military service. “The Chairman, the Joint Staff, and the Joint Force extend our deepest gratitude to Lt. Gen.
We wish him and his family the best as they graduate to new opportunities and the next chapters of their lives,” a spokesperson said.
