Defense secretary fires top military aide under investigation

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WASHINGTON

Defense Secretary Ash Carter suddenly fired his top military aide Thursday citing allegations of misconduct, and referred the matter to the department’s inspector general.

Defense officials would not provide any details about why Army Lt. Gen. Ron Lewis was removed from his job. A senior defense official said Carter learned of the allegations Tuesday night and later informed the inspector general. Carter was surprised by the allegations and met with Lewis Thursday morning, said the official, who was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly so spoke on condition of anonymity.

“'I expect the highest possible standards of conduct from the men and women in this department particularly from those serving in the most senior positions,” said Carter in a statement released Thursday. “There is no exception.”

The firing severs a long, close professional relationship between Lewis and Carter, and sent shock waves across the Pentagon. Lewis served as Carter’s military aide earlier in his career, including when Carter was the deputy secretary of defense. And when Carter was tapped to become defense secretary earlier this year, he chose Lewis, then an Army one-star brigadier general, to move into the three-star aide job.

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[LinneaTench]

1. good action

This is a good attempt from military side and a lesson of other people. Without any genuine reason no one fire from his job.