Fired because he's Black. And replaced by a white guy so astonishingly unqualified he'll require a waiver to comply with the Goldwater-Nichols DOD Reorganization Act of 1986.

My cousin John W Vessey, Jr. was the tenth Chairman of the Joint Chiefs off Staff.

https://www.militarytimes.com/pentagon/2025/02/22/trump-fires-joint-chiefs-chairman-navy-head-in-dod-leadership-purge/