Gen. Randy George, the U.S. Army's chief of staff, was ousted by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who also removed Maj. Gen. William Green, the Army’s Chief of Chaplains and Gen. David Hodne, who headed the Army's Transformation and Training Command. George thanked Army officials for their support in an email posted on Reddit's Army page. He stated that the Army deserves "leaders of character" and that the soldiers are the best in the world and deserve tough training and courageous leaders of character. George's ousting is part of a trend of tension between the Pentagon and the Army, with Hegstandh previously removing over a dozen senior military officers from the National Guard.