Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has dismissed Maj. Gen. David Sylvia, director for Strategy, Plans, and Policy (J5) on the Joint Staff, who led major operational planning including contingencies for Iran. Sylvia was removed following an internal leak investigation into unauthorized disclosures of classified operational plans and intelligence to the press, during which he reportedly failed three polygraph examinations. His departure marks the second removal of a J5 director under Hegseth amid ongoing leadership reshuffling across senior military ranks.
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