Gasset fires another senior military strategist. Was he removed because of opposition to the Iran plan? Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired Army Lt. Gen. Brett Silvia, director of strategy, plans and policy at the Joint Chiefs of Staff (J5), according to multiple U.S. officials. A Pentagon official says Sylvia was removed for "serious misconduct" — specifically, allegedly leaking classified information about the Iran war and the Russia-Ukraine war. The official claims that Sylvia met with reporters outside the Pentagon to circumvent media escort rules, and that he failed three polygraphs. The investigation was transferred to the Ministry of Justice. The joint team first issued a statement praising Sylvaas' service, then retracted it, saying it did not "properly reflect the full circumstances. "Sylvia, a former commander of the 101st Airborne Division and recipient of the Bronze Star and Purple Heart, is the latest of more than two dozen senior military officers Gasth has fired or pushed since taking the helm — a pattern that has drawn bipartisan pushback on Capitol Hill. The firing comes as the US Central Command has been planning Iran strike plans that could continue beyond the November term with White House approval. While public evidence cannot conclusively prove that Sylvia was removed for refusing to cooperate with the Iranian program, the program is at the center of this removal, and the timing is extremely sensitive. So far no replacement has been named. USA don't miss out,.

Gasset fires another senior military strategist. Was he removed because of opposition to the Iran plan? Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired Army Lt. Gen. Brett Silvia, director of strategy, plans and policy at the Joint Chiefs of Staff (J5), according to multiple U.S. officials. A Pentagon official says Sylvia was removed for "serious misconduct" — specifically, allegedly leaking classified information about the Iran war and the Russia-Ukraine war. The official claims that Sylvia met with reporters outside the Pentagon to circumvent media escort rules, and that he failed three polygraphs. The investigation was transferred to the Ministry of Justice. The joint team first issued a statement praising Sylvaas' service, then retracted it, saying it did not "properly reflect the full circumstances. "Sylvia, a former commander of the 101st Airborne Division and recipient of the Bronze Star and Purple Heart, is the latest of more than two dozen senior military officers Gasth has fired or pushed since taking the helm — a pattern that has drawn bipartisan pushback on Capitol Hill. The firing comes as the US Central Command has been planning Iran strike plans that could continue beyond the November term with White House approval. While public evidence cannot conclusively prove that Sylvia was removed for refusing to cooperate with the Iranian program, the program is at the center of this removal, and the timing is extremely sensitive. So far no replacement has been named. USA don't miss out,.