Four-star generals are top-ranking in the Army, and only nine officers have ever earned the rank of five-star general. According to the Army's website, Hamilton began his job as a Commanding ...

A four-star Army general was suspended on Friday after the Department of Defense learned he allegedly pressured an assessment panel to sign off on an officer deemed “unfit for command.”. Gen ...

Army exonerates deceased four-star general in decades-old groping case The case involved decades-old recollections of an alleged incident that took place in 1994. Tom Vanden Brook.

The last Army four-star general fired for misconduct was Gen. Kevin Byrnes, who in 2005, as the head of the service's Training and Doctrine Command, was dismissed over an extramarital affair.

The last Army four-star general fired for misconduct was Gen. Kevin Byrnes, who in 2005 as commander of the service’s Training and Doctrine Command, was dismissed over an extramarital affair.

The last Army four-star general known to have been outright fired was Gen. Kevin Byrnes, then the commander of the Army Training and Doctrine Command, in 2005.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ordered military planners to cut the number of four-star general and admiral positions in the military by 20%. By Matt White Published May 5, 2025 6:32 PM EDT ...