United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday that he was firing Adm. Lisa Franchetti (Medill ’85), the 33rd U.S. Chief of Naval Operations. “Under President Trump, we are putting in place new leadership that will focus our military on its core mission of deterring,

US President Donald Trump's administration has dismissed several senior military officials, including Admiral Lisa Franchetti and General James Slife. Trump's decision to replace General Charles Q. Brown with Lieutenant General John Dan "Razin" Caine signifies a significant restructuring of military leadership amidst criticism of prioritization of progressive policies over readiness.

In a dramatic Friday night purge, President Donald Trump took decisive action to avoid a repeat of his first term when he tussled with senior military leaders, by firing America’s top general and removing others in an effort to ensure he has a fully compliant Pentagon.

Donald Rumsfeld, President George W. Bush’s defense secretary, brought Gen. Peter Schoomaker out of retirement to be Army chief of staff. But Schoomaker had also been a four-star general who headed U.S. Special Operations Command, and Rumsfeld wanted to reorient the Army to emphasize special operations.

Adm. Lisa Franchetti, the highest-ranking officer in the U.S. Navy, is the second top female military officer to be fired by the Trump administration.

Trump’s administration removes top military officials, including Admiral Lisa Franchetti and General James Slife, in a major Pentagon shake-up.

United States President, Donald Trump, has dismissed Admiral Lisa Franchetti from her role as Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), the Pentagon announced on Friday night. Franchetti, who became the Navy’s top officer in November 2023,

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth admitted Sunday that he’d fired top military lawyers so that Donald Trump’s administration can get away with whatever it wants.