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US Army Secretary DanDriscoll has resigned after 18 months in the post, the White House said Monday,the latest in a string of departures among senior US defense officials underPresident Donald Trump.
The White House gave noreason for his exit, though sources familiar with the matter told Reuters onTuesday that it followed months of tension between Driscoll and DefenseSecretary Pete Hegseth.
An Army official, speakingto the Associated Press on condition of anonymity, said Driscoll discussed thestate of the Army with Trump and then submitted his resignation. The officialgave no further detail, and the Pentagon referred questions to the Army.
In a statement, White Housespokeswoman Anna Kelly credited Driscoll with strengthening the Army'sreadiness, supporting talks between Russia and Ukraine, and advancing Trump'sagenda, and said the service was stronger than when he took office. She did notaddress the reported friction with Hegseth.
The resignation followsmonths of upheaval in the Army's top ranks. Hegseth abruptly removed theservice's senior uniformed officer, Gen. Randy George, in April, and itscommander for Europe and Africa, Gen. Christopher Donahue, stepped down inJune. Gen. Christopher LaNeve, who has risen quickly under Hegseth, is nowacting chief of staff. The turnover has reached beyond the Army: in April, thePentagon announced the departure of Navy Secretary John Phelan, the first headof a military service to leave in Trump's second term.
The exit also came afterthe Army rolled back a drone modernization program Driscoll had championed.Under LaNeve, a Europe-based unit that had been building its own drones wasordered to halt the effort and return to a conventional infantry role,officials said in August.
An Iraq War veteran andformer technology investor, Driscoll served as an armor officer from 2007 to2011 and deployed to Iraq. The Senate confirmed him in February 2025 by a voteof 66 to 28.
The White House did notname a successor.
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