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US Army Chief of Staff Randy George was fired on Thursday by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, three US defense officials told Reuters, in the latest purge among the Pentagon’s most senior ranks.Even as Hegseth, a former Fox News host, has moved quickly to reshape the department, firing a general during wartime is nearly without precedent.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.The Pentagon confirmed that George, who had more than a year left in his term, “will be retiring from his position as the 41st Chief of Staff of the Army effective immediately.”The Pentagon said in a statement it was grateful for George’s decades of service. “We wish him well in his retirement,” it said.Two of the officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said Hegseth has also fired General David Hodne, who leads the Army’s Transformation and Training Command, and Major General William Green, head of the Army’s Chaplain Corps.The department did not give a reason
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