CQ Brown, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is visiting troops along the U.S.-Mexico border Friday to assess the military’s progress in fortifying sections of the wall, coming as the Pentagon rapidly expands its border mission in line with President Donald Trump’s efforts to combat illegal immigration.

The ouster of Brown, only the second Black general to serve as chairman, is sure to send shock waves through the Pentagon.

Some big shakeups could be in store at the Pentagon. ABC News reports that the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Chief of Naval Operations could be on their way out. General Charles "C.Q." Brown,

President Donald Trump went on an "unprecedented" shakeup of the Pentagon over the weekend, firing the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and several other top officers.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with former Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall about the leadership shakeup at the Pentagon, including the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff CQ Brown's firing.

NPR's A Martinez asks Sen. Jack Reed, the top Democrat on the Armed Services Committee, about the Pentagon shakeup that included the firing of Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr.

Trump’s purge started with his firing of the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the top Navy officer, and the vice chief of the Air Force.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt offered a very simple explanation for Friday's change in Pentagon personnel. Leavitt was asked during a Tuesday media briefing why President Donald Trump was “naming a replacement for [now-former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff] Gen.

Democratic lawmakers and retired military officers expressed concern about the politicization of the military under President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

President Donald Trump's choice last week to nominate Lt. Gen. Dan "Razin" Caine as his pick to be chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff marks uncharted territory for the military.

Joint Chiefs of Staff members advise the president, the secretary of defense ... Mexico on Thursday sent the United States 29 people accused by American authorities of being drug cartel members ...