The Trump administration has fired a top Navy admiral assigned to NATO headquarters in Brussels, people familiar with the matter said Monday, the latest ouster in an ongoing purge of senior military officers that has disproportionately Vice Adm. Shoshana Chatfield, the U.S. military representative to the NATO Military Committee, was notified of her removal over the weekend, three officials said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive personnel decision. Chatfield’s abrupt dismissal marks at least the ninth firing of a senior U.S. military officer, including four women, since President Donald Trump returned to office less than three months ago.
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