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U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resigns after 18 months in office

From El Universal · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resigned after 18 months in office, the White House said, without disclosing a reason.
  • His departure follows other changes in the U.S. military leadership, including the removal of Army Chief of Staff Randy George and the resignation of General Christopher Donahue.
  • A U.S. Army official said Driscoll discussed the military’s current situation with President Donald Trump before submitting his resignation.

Dan Driscoll’s resignation adds another abrupt change to the senior leadership of the U.S. military. The White House announced that the Army secretary was leaving after 18 months in the post, but it did not give a reason.

Reports have widely described tensions between Driscoll and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. Driscoll, who is a friend of Vice President JD Vance, spoke with President Donald Trump about the Army’s current situation before submitting his resignation, according to a U.S. Army official who was not authorized to speak publicly.

Secretary Driscoll was highly effective in advancing President Trump’s agenda of Making America Strong Again in the Department of the Army, providing exceptional leadership during historic military operations, restoring an emphasis on readiness and lethality, participating in negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, and much more.

— Anna KellyThe White House spokesperson praised Driscoll’s performance in a statement announcing his departure.

White House spokesperson Anna Kelly praised Driscoll’s record in a statement, saying, "Secretary Driscoll was highly effective in advancing President Trump’s agenda of Making America Strong Again in the Department of the Army, providing exceptional leadership during historic military operations, restoring an emphasis on readiness and lethality, participating in negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, and much more." She added, "The United States Army is more powerful than ever thanks to his work alongside the commander in chief and the secretary of war."

The departure follows a series of changes at the top of the Army. Hegseth suddenly removed Army Chief of Staff General Randy George in April, while the commander of Army forces in Europe and Africa, General Christopher Donahue, unexpectedly resigned in June. General Christopher LaNeve took over as acting chief of staff. Under LaNeve, the Army is ending a drone modernization program Driscoll had announced. A Europe-based Army unit that had been building its own drones was ordered to stop and return to being a traditional infantry battalion, according to officials cited in August.

The United States Army is more powerful than ever thanks to his work alongside the commander in chief and the secretary of war.

— Anna KellyKelly described Driscoll’s claimed impact on the Army.
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Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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