Pentagon fires general it says leaked classified information to media
Summary
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired Lieutenant General Brett Sylvia, who led the Joint Chiefs of Staff’s Strategy, Plans and Policy Directorate. The Pentagon says Sylvia is under investigation for allegedly leaking classified information about the Iran war and the Russia-Ukraine war; the investigation is ongoing and has been referred to the Justice Department.Key Facts
- A Defense Department official said Sylvia met journalists outside the Pentagon to leak classified information.
- The official said Sylvia failed three polygraph tests related to allegations of leaking.
- The Pentagon said Sylvia was the Defense Department’s chief military planner but was not a central planner for the Iran war.
- The Pentagon said Central Command and its commander, Admiral Brad Cooper, are responsible for planning the Iran war.
- The article said there was no immediate replacement for Sylvia.
- Sylvia previously commanded the 101st Airborne Division until May 2025.
- The article says Sylvia is the second person Hegseth has removed from the J5 post.
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