Trump Fires Joint Chiefs Chairman Amid Turmoil at Pentagon

The decision to fire Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. reflects the president’s insistence that the military’s leadership is too mired in diversity issues and has lost sight of its combat role.

Trump Pulls the Military Back Into the Political and Culture Wars

The removal of a portrait of Gen. Mark A. Milley, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, from a Pentagon hallway was among the president’s early actions.

Portrait of General Milley Removed Is From Pentagon

The decision was an early salvo by the new administration against a military that President Trump has assailed for a variety of perceived offenses.