Guest Fires Top Pentagon Planning Official CNN reported that US Secretary of War Pete Guest has fired Brett Silvia, the top general in charge of strategic planning for the US Joint Chiefs of Staff. Sylvia, head of strategic planning, program formulation and policy at the US Army's Joint Chiefs of Staff (known as J5), was abruptly removed from her position. A spokesman for General Dan Kane, chairman of the US Army's Joint Chiefs of Staff, confirmed his departure from that position. According to this report, the reason for Silvia's dismissal has not been announced and it is not yet clear who will replace her.

Guest Fires Top Pentagon Planning Official CNN reported that US Secretary of War Pete Guest has fired Brett Silvia, the top general in charge of strategic planning for the US Joint Chiefs of Staff. Sylvia, head of strategic planning, program formulation and policy at the US Army's Joint Chiefs of Staff (known as J5), was abruptly removed from her position. A spokesman for General Dan Kane, chairman of the US Army's Joint Chiefs of Staff, confirmed his departure from that position. According to this report, the reason for Silvia's dismissal has not been announced and it is not yet clear who will replace her.