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U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Shoshana Chatfield Fired in Trump Administration Military Leadership Overhaul

The dismissal of NATO's only female military committee representative intensifies concerns over politically driven purges of senior officers.

Then-Rear Admiral Shoshana Chatfield is honored at the 35th Anniversary Ellis Island Medals of Honor at Ellis Island on May 14, 2022 in New York City.
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Vice Adm. Shoshana Chatfield, a Navy helicopter pilot who also commanded a joint reconstruction team in Afghanistan, had been serving as one of 32 representatives on NATO's military committee. The panel is the primary source of military advice to the North Atlantic Council and NATO's Nuclear Planning Group. (Photo/U.S. Navy)
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Overview

  • Vice Adm. Shoshana Chatfield, the U.S. representative to NATO's military committee, was dismissed due to an official 'loss of confidence in her leadership,' according to the Pentagon.
  • Chatfield, a decorated Navy pilot and the first female president of the Naval War College, is the third senior female officer fired since President Trump's return to office in January 2025.
  • Critics link her removal to her past support for diversity initiatives, with Chatfield having been labeled as 'woke' by conservative groups lobbying for her dismissal.
  • Democratic lawmakers, including Sen. Mark Warner and Sen. Jack Reed, have condemned the firing as politically motivated and harmful to U.S. national security and NATO alliances.
  • Chatfield's removal is part of a broader campaign by the Trump administration to reshape military leadership, with at least ten senior officers dismissed in the past three months.