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| Pentagon fires heads of Navy Reserve, Naval Special Warfare Command |
| 2025-08-23 |
| [Task & Purpose] Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth fired two more senior military officials, relieving the heads of the Navy Reserve and Naval Special Warfare Command of their positions. A Navy official confirmed the firings to Task & Purpose. Vice Adm. Nancy Lacore, and Rear Adm. Milton "Jamie " Sands III, head of Naval Special Warfare Command, had each been in their leadership roles for a year. USNI News first reported on their removals. No reason for the firings was given by the Navy official. They were the latest in a string of high-profile firings in the Department of Defense on Aug. 22. Lacore joined the Navy in 1990 and became a naval aviator, piloting helicopters with Helicopter Combat Support Squadrons Three and Eight, before moving to staff positions. She became Chief of Navy Reserve on Aug. 23, 2024. Sands entered the Navy in 1992. A Navy SEAL, he has deployed to the war in Afghanistan. He had been in charge of Naval Special Warfare Command since Aug. 2, 2024. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #1 No reason for the firings was given by the Navy official. I don't know. Maybe the foot dragging and resistance to that SEAL they were crucifying after he directed them to cease and desist. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2025-08-23 09:34 |