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U.S. Army Removes V Corps Commander Charles Costanza

The Army has referred the case to appropriate authorities, a step that signals an internal review with possible effects on NATO-facing operations.

Lt. Gen. Charles Costanza presents a soldier in V Corps with a coin during the corps’ Best Squad Competition in June 2026.
Costanza is an armor officer who has led V Corps since April 2024.
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Overview

  • The Army confirmed late Friday that Lt. Gen. Charles D. Costanza was removed from command of V Corps and that the case was referred to the appropriate authority under Army rules.
  • Brig. Gen. John B. Mountford, the corps’ deputy for readiness, is serving as acting commanding general to preserve command continuity.
  • Maj. Gen. Thomas Feltey has already been Senate-confirmed to take over V Corps in an October handover and remains the planned successor.
  • Army officials have not disclosed the reason for Costanza’s removal, though an anonymous source told ABC News the action was not linked to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s wider personnel changes.
  • V Corps is the Army’s forward-deployed headquarters in Europe that coordinates U.S. forces and NATO cooperation, and the removal comes as the Pentagon reviews force posture and has changed several planned rotations to the continent.