Pentagon removes senior official from Joint Staff post, sources say

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Source: Reuters

February 25, 2026 9:55 PM EST Updated 5 hours ago


WASHINGTON, Feb 25 (Reuters) - U.S. Vice Admiral Fred Kacher has been removed from his position as director of the Joint Staff after only taking the post in December, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday.

A Joint Staff spokesperson confirmed that Kacher will "return to service" with the U.S. Navy, when asked by Reuters about his removal from the position on the Joint Staff. Reuters was first to report the decision.

The spokesperson, Joseph Holstead, did not provide a reason for Kacher's removal.

One of the sources said he was not the right fit for the position. Still, the sources who spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity did not say if there was any specific trigger for the decision.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/pentagon-removes-senior-official-joint-staff-post-sources-say-2026-02-26/

[marble falls]

1. Closet Democrat?

[Lovie777]

2. GQP are gearing up for total takeover of the USA................

will it succeed? No.

fake polls, corporate media constant giving the want-be-dictatorship shade.

Attacking other countries, killing, maiming, destroying.

[FakeNoose]

3. Vice Admiral Fred Kacher

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Kacher

Well he's obviously wa-a-ay over-qualified. Chump only hires his senior advisors out of central casting.
Probably the "presidential kneepads" didn't fit Admiral Kacher.

[nuxvomica]

4. He was an English major in college

Which means he's probably read literary fiction, which has a nasty habit of increasing your empathy, and, bingo!, there's the reason.

[liberalla]

7. Yep, I see it! He looks entirely too reasonable for this MAGAT admin...

Definitely not a good fit! This is based on appearances only: I detect no cruelty, but instead he appears to be pleasant, almost kind... This really isn't a good fit!

[PATRICK]

5. Assuming there are two requisites

Conservative and aggressive record for the right political attitude. Experience for the jobs they want done by the Navy for forward projection, invasions, illegal uses, war, profiting the Orange Empire? How far do they keep reaching down to find some oathbreaker spineless or crazy enough to actually TRY the crazed TrumpMillerHegsmith missions and still have any skills?

[tazcat]

6. Was he the one who advised going to war w/Iran would be a bad move???

We don't have allies anymore and lack of munitions.

[ananda]

8. No, that was Gen Dan Caine.

I'm surprised he's still there.

[PATRICK]

9. Two reasons

They don't have a deep bench for actual stupid war-making and the massive saber rattling is just to extort money from the Mideast for Trump. Dropping a lot of bombs for that would be a petulant war crime for nothing that concerns anyone else than the WH syndicate.

[LudwigPastorius]

10. He wasn't on board with a 'wag the dog' Trump war.

Maybe the news that Iran is arming itself with Chinese hypersonic missiles made him tell Trump that his plan is liable to end in casualties.

Speaking the truth to Trump = instant fireable offense.

https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2019/3/22/incoming-can-aircraft-carriers-survive-hypersonic-weapons