US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has pushed out the Pentagon’s top planning officer as President Donald Trump weighs new strikes against Iran, a source familiar with the situation tells CNN.
This photo provided by the US Army shows Maj. Gen. Brett Sylvia, at a 101st Airborne Division change of command ceremony at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, on May 30, 2025.
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US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has pushed out the Pentagon’s top planning officer as President Donald Trump weighs new strikes against Iran, a source familiar with the situation tells CNN.
Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia, who held the role of director for strategy, plans and policy, also known as J5, for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is abruptly leaving the position, a spokesman for Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine confirmed.
