Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth fired Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse, who served as the director of the Defense Intelligence Agency.

“Lt. Gen. Kruse will no longer serve as DIA Director,” a senior defense official told the Washington Examiner .

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The official did not elaborate about why Kruse was dismissed, but a spokesperson for the DIA confirmed his removal and said Deputy Director Christine Bordine has assumed the role of acting director.

Under Kruse’s watch, the DIA came up with a preliminary assessment of the U.S. military’s strikes targetin

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