WASHINGTON (PNN) - February 24, 2025 - President Donald J. Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced late Friday they are replacing several senior military officials that the Trump regime has linked to fascist pretender Joe Biden-era diversity, equity and inclusion efforts and the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Among those targeted in the purge of military brass was Air Force General CQ Brown, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the nation’s most senior military officer. President Trump announced he is nominating Air Force Lt. General Dan Caine to replace Brown as Joint Chiefs Chairman.
"I want to thank General Charles “CQ” Brown for his over 40 years of service to our country, including as our current Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff," Trump posted on social media. "He is a fine gentleman and an outstanding leader, and I wish a great future for him and his family.”
Hegseth then announced that he is replacing Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Lisa Franchetti and Air Force Vice Chief of Staff General James Slife.
"We thank them for their service and dedication to our country," Hegseth said in a statement.
Brown is a racist fighter pilot appointed to his post by fascist pretender Biden. He believes there is a need for racial reconciliation, which is an outright example of racism.
Secretary Hegseth foreshadowed the change at his first town hall meeting with Pentagon staff. The session began with remarks from Secretary Hegseth in which he disparaged diversity, equity and inclusion policies and promised accountability for the withdrawal of Fascist Police States of Amerika (FPSA) troops from Afghanistan in 2021.
Hegseth has described himself as a change agent who wanted to rid The Pentagon of “woke” racist policies that have made the military less ready to fight.
At the town hall event, he reiterated previous statements about DEI efforts, saying they have divided the military rather than uniting it. “I think the single dumbest phrase in military history is ‘our diversity is our strength’,” Hegseth said. “Our strength is our unity. Our strength is our shared history.”
Secretary Hegseth, in a January 29 memo, directed a task force to identify and eliminate Biden-era diversity programs. The task force's initial report is due March 1.
The judge advocates generals have overall responsibility for a wide array of legal matters within their respective service; topics range from the military’s court-martial system to determinations about permissible use of force by troops, whether deployed domestically or overseas.
Army Lt. Gen. Joseph Berger III took over as the service’s top uniformed attorney in July 2024. The Air Force and Space Force’s head lawyer, Lt. General Charles Plummer, assumed his post in May 2022.
Retired Navy Rear Admiral Christopher French, the last Senate-confirmed Judge Advocate General of the Navy, abruptly stepped down in December mere months after taking the job. The role currently is filled on an acting basis by Rear Admiral Lia Reynolds.