U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Shoshana Chatfield, a Jewish woman, has been dismissed from her post as the U.S. military representative to the NATO Military Committee, three sources told Reuters on Monday.
The Pentagon has not yet confirmed the firing publicly, but multiple sources indicated that NATO allies have already been informed of Chatfield’s abrupt removal. Her ousting appears to be part of a broader shake-up within the national security establishment under the Trump administration, which has now purged several high-ranking officials in just a matter of days.
Chatfield, one of the Navy’s few female three-star officers, had been a trailblazer throughout her career. She was the first woman to lead the prestigious Naval War College, a position she held until 2023, and is a highly respected helicopter pilot who once commanded an expeditionary MH-60S Sea Hawk squadron.
Her dismissal follows the equally abrupt firing of General Timothy Haugh, head of the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command, last Thursday. Just days before that, Admiral Lisa Franchetti — the first woman to serve as Chief of Naval Operations — was also removed. Together, the moves signal what many now see as a sweeping internal purge of military leadership, with a particular focus on figures who have championed diversity or maintained strong ties to U.S. alliances abroad.
While no official reason has been given for Chatfield’s removal, one source told Reuters that it may be connected to the administration’s quiet campaign against diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs within the Pentagon.
Chatfield’s firing is likely to unsettle NATO allies already wary of shifting American priorities. As the U.S. military’s top liaison to the NATO Military Committee, she played a central role in strategic coordination and alliance readiness.
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Baruch Hashem!
It is pritzus for a woman to be in the military.
A woman belongs at home.
What happened to “dan lekaf zechus” to all of those who are trying to be so frumme
Liberals of any nation race or breed should not be anywhere near a position in the government or the army.
Just cause she is Jewish, doesn’t mean we want her there.
Also, if her firing is connected to DEI removal, then she probably wasn’t qualified to be a real three star admiral.
Ok heimisha guy, tell that to the kollel wives who work to support their husbands in learning.
Let’s daven instead that she sees any career (military or civilian) as ultimately hevel, and comes back to us.
One less chilul Hashem. Good riddance !
If she’s Jewish, it’s only by accident of birth. Her mother’s lineage notwithstanding, the good admiral is a howling leftist animal.