Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is stepping down, the White House says, in the latest departure of a top military leader

WASHINGTON (AP) — Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is stepping down, the White House says, in the latest departure of a top military leader. Resignation comes after months of turmoil at Pentagon, from leaked investigation to ousting of senior officialsArmy secretary Dan Driscoll has handed his resignation to Donald Trump, the White House said on Monday, becoming the latest high-profile figure to depart the defense department.The army official, who is second in line to defense secretary Pete Hegseth, had reportedly been eyeing an exit from the Pentagon amid apparent friction with the secretary. US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is stepping down after 18 months on the job, the White House said Monday, in the latest departure of a top military leader during the Trump administration.

No reason was given for the departure of Driscoll, who is a friend of Vice-President J.D. Vance, but tensions with Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth have been widely reported. It marks the latest in a series of shake-ups of top military leadership, with the army especially seeing major upheaval.

Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is stepping down after 18 months on the job, the White House said Monday. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is stepping down, the White House says, in the latest departure of a top military leader. WASHINGTON (AP) — Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is stepping down after 18 months on the job, the White House said Monday, in the latest departure of a top military leader during the Trump administration.No reason was given for the departure of Driscoll, who is a friend of Vice President JD Vance, but tensions with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have been widely reported.

The Army has not immediately responded to an email seeking comment. A spokesman for Driscoll has not responded to a text message.Hegseth suddenly ousted the service's top uniformed leader, Gen. Randy George, in April, while the Army’s commander in Europe and Africa, Gen.

Christopher Donahue, unexpectedly stepped down in June.Gen. Christopher LaNeve, who has made a meteoric rise under Hegseth, took George's place as the Army’s acting chief of staff. Under LaNeve, the service is pulling the plug on a drone modernization program that Driscoll had heralded.

An Army unit based in Europe was building its own drones before LaNeve directed it to end its efforts and return to being a traditional infantry battalion, officials said this week.Driscoll was a George ally and lamented his departure, along with both Republican and Democratic lawmakers. He told Congress in April that he and his family drove to George's house following his resignation “and we all gave him a hug.”“That being said, the civilian leadership, the design of our system, is that they get to pick the leaders that they want," Driscoll added.Driscoll is an Iraq war veteran, tech investor and former adviser to Vance, whom Driscoll met at Yale Law School. When nominating Driscoll in 2024, President Donald Trump called him “as a disruptor and change agent.”As Army s…