A three-star Army general in a key position on the Joint Chiefs of Staff is retiring after less than 18 months on the job, the latest senior officer to leave a high-ranking Pentagon position early in their term amid reports of disagreements with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Separately, a Navy admiral who was in charge of the Office of Naval Research, a major Pentagon research arm, has been replaced.

The two moves do not appear to be directly connected.

CNN first reported that Army Lt. Gen. Joseph McGee had left his position as director for Strategy, Plans, and Policy on the Joint Staff earlier this month due to tensions with Hegseth and Air Force Gen. Dan “Razin” Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

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