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Retired rear admiral fears Trump replacing military leaders with those 'loyal to him'

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The Trump administration fired the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff , Air Force General CQ Brown , breaking with decades of precedent as part of a broader purge of senior military leaders.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the administration would replace the top lawyers for the Army , Navy and Air Force .

Geoff Bennett discussed the changes with retired Rear Adm. James McPherson .

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formal

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English

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46

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