One of the Pentagon’s top generals overseeing military operations in Europe has been removed from command, the Army confirmed Friday, nearly two months before his time on the job would have naturally wrapped up.
Lt. Gen. Charles Costanza, commander of the Army’s V Corps, was removed from command in recent days, according to a service spokesperson, though the circumstances surrounding his removal remain unclear.
Costanza’s removal comes amid a broader shake-up of the military’s senior ranks, with more than two dozen high-ranking officers removed or sidelined under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, often without public explanation. But a source familiar with Costanza’s removal said it was unrelated to Hegseth’s broader effort to reshape the military’s top leadership and not due to any political implications.
Costanza’s replacement, Maj. Gen. Thomas Feltey, had previously been Senate-confirmed for that leadership handoff already scheduled for October.
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