Senior military planning officer at the Pentagon fired US Secretary of War Pete Heggest this week fired Lt. Gen. Brett Silvia from his position at the Joint Chiefs of Staff. According to The Hill magazine, citing two U.S. officials familiar with the matter who did not want to be named, Sylvia was the head of the strategy, plans and policy division of the military's Joint Chiefs of Staff known as the "G5." The reason for the dismissal of this military official has not yet been determined.

Senior military planning officer at the Pentagon fired US Secretary of War Pete Heggest this week fired Lt. Gen. Brett Silvia from his position at the Joint Chiefs of Staff. According to The Hill magazine, citing two U.S. officials familiar with the matter who did not want to be named, Sylvia was the head of the strategy, plans and policy division of the military's Joint Chiefs of Staff known as the "G5." The reason for the dismissal of this military official has not yet been determined.