Hegseth fires top Navy official
On Friday, the defense secretary Pete Hesgeth expelled Jon Harrison, the Chief of General Staff, who was an unusual helper who regulates the reorganization of the bureaucracy of the service.
According to two defense officials and a former defense official, the sudden task follows this week of Navy Undersecretary Hung Cao.
Pentagon confirmed that Harrison had left in a statement. “He will no longer serve as the Chief of General Staff to the Navy Secretary,” he said. “We are grateful for the service of the department.”
Harrison refrained from commenting.
The Chief of the General Staff traditional is a traditional work behind the scenes, and the seniority, who moves everything smoothly. However, Harrison, a Trump administration assignment that participated in the service in January, had a rare power level.
Harrison and Navy Secretary John Phelan He made sweeping changes The policy of the navy and the budgeting offices and the Undersecretary tried to limit the impact of the business.
Policy Previous Phelan and Harrison After Cao was approved, he re -appointed several assistants who had to help him visited his role. They also planned to interview all future military assistants for CAO to ensure that decisions from the secretary’s office.
CAO, President Donald Trump’s high -profile navy veteran in Virginia and former Republican Senate candidate Nominated for the shipment.
Estimates follow for months Music chairs in the Pentagon. Hegseth provided several high -level aids earlier this year and Removed the chair In addition to the common chefs, the uniform leaders of the Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard.
Trump promised to revive the shipbuilding industry. However, the biggest programs of the service are behind the program years and both the American allies and the biggest competitors exceed the productivity of US shipyards.
