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John Dan Kane is a professional pilot who participated in special operations.
The US President announced the appointment of Air Force Lieutenant General John Dan Kaine to the position of Army Commander.
US President Donald Trump has dismissed key military commanders. The new commander of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is John Kaine, who is not a four-star general, CNN reported the day before.
It is reported that on February 21, Trump fired the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Charles Brown. The US president called Brown a "fine gentleman" and "outstanding leader," hinting at future dismissals.
"I have also directed Secretary Hegseth to solicit nominations for five additional high-level positions to be announced in the near future," Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.
Minutes after Trump announced Brown's firing, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth released a statement announcing the firing of the head of the Navy, Admiral Lisa Franchetti.
“The removal of the second black man as America’s most senior general and the first woman on the Joint Chiefs of Staff is a powerful signal from an administration that has outlawed efforts to ensure diversity and inclusion in the military and government more broadly,” the article says.
Hegseth also announced the dismissal of the deputy chief of staff of the US Air Force, General James Slife. The head of the Pentagon said that he is "soliciting nominations" for the positions of attorney general of the Army, Navy and Air Force.
"Under President Trump's leadership, we are forming a new leadership that will focus our military on fulfilling its core mission — deterring, fighting, and winning wars," Hegset noted.
In Brown's place, President Trump announced the nomination of Air Force Lieutenant General John Dan Kane to the post of commander. This is an extraordinary move, as Kane is currently retired and is not a four-star general. Trump called Kane a "fighter" who "played a vital role in the total destruction of ISIS." The nomination must be confirmed by the Senate.
The Pentagon announced on Tuesday that it will be laying off civilian employees en masse. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed that the department is “reassessing the (necessary) number of employees on probation.”
