Adm. Lisa Franchetti spent roughly half of her 40-year career at sea, commanding a destroyer, two carrier strike groups and the U.S. Sixth Fleet.

The firing of Adm. Lisa Franchetti continued a Trump administration purge of top military ranks that began Jan. 20 with the ouster of Adm. Linda Fagan as Coast Guard commandant. Franchetti, Joint

The firings of Adm. Lisa Franchetti and Gen. James Slife follows tonight's removal of Gen. CQ Brown as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Massacre” targeted inspectors general and his second targeted judge advocates general. The war on accountability continues.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made a startling announcement on Friday, shaking the foundation of the U.S. Navy by dismissing Adm. Lisa Franchetti from her

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.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth denied the existence of a "list" of planned senior military officials that he and the Trump administration planned to fire.

Charles Q. Brown Jr. serves as the president's top military adviser and has been chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff since October 2023, his four-year tenure is supposed to end in 2027.

The abrupt firing of Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. and six other Pentagon leaders has drawn fierce criticism from Democrats and military experts.

Pete Hegseth defended President Donald Trump’s purge of “woke generals" and Pentagon officials, saying that the “status quo" at the Pentagon “hasn’t worked" and that it is “time for fresh blood."

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday that he was replacing the top lawyers for the military services because he didn’t think they were “well-suited” to provide recommendations when lawful orders are given.