Washington – The Vice Admiral of the United States Navy, Shoshana Chatfield, the only woman in the NATO military committee, was fired during the weekend by the Trump administration, US officials said Monday.
Although no reason was given, the authorities said that it was apparently linked to the comments it has caused that they supported the diversity in the force.
According to the officials, Chatfield received a call from Admiral Christopher Gray, the interim president of the team leaders, and told him that the administration wanted to go in a different direction with the work.
The officials said they believe that the decision was taken last week by defense secretary Pete Hegseth, but it was not clear if he received any direction from President Donald Trump. Three American officials talked about the shot under anonymity to discuss personnel issues.
Chatfield is the third main woman to be fired since Trump assumed the position. Hegseth announced in February that he was dismissing the head of naval operations, Admiral Lisa Franchetti. And Trump shot Coast Guard Commander Adm. Linda Fagan Just one day after having sworn.
Trump and Hegseth have expressed their insistence that the so -called policies of awakening are dead. There has been a vigorous campaign to eliminate leaders who promoted diversity, equity and inclusion, and to erase dei and online content programs.
Chatfield was on a list of superior military officers led as “awakened” by the conservative American responsibility foundation, which sent a letter to Hegseth saying that “purging the military alarmrs is imperative.”
Chatfield, a Marina helicopter pilot who also commanded a joint reconstruction team in Afghanistan, had been serving as one of the 32 representatives in the NATO military committee. The panel is the main source of military councils for the North Atlantic Council and the NATO Nuclear Planning Group, according to NATO. It serves as the link between political decision makers and NATO military structure.
Senator Mark Warner, a Virginia Democrat, said he was “deeply disturbed” by the shot.
“Trump’s relentless attacks against our alliances and their careless dismissal of decorated military officers make us less safe and weaken our position worldwide,” Warner said in a publication about X.
The campaign to delete dei programs and online content has been received with questions from legislators, local leaders and citizens angry The elimination of military heroes and historical mentions of websites of the Department of Defense and Pages of Social Networks.
The Foundation of Responsibility complained in the letter to Hegseth that those responsible for Dei’s policies “must be discarded”, and added that military leaders must focus on cultivating lethality, not to encourage diversity, equity and inclusion in the ranks.
The letter said Chatfield published LinkedIn support comments on a diversity summit and delivered a speech in 2015 on Women’s Equality Day. The group quoted saying that investing in empowering women can unlock human potential.
And they also said that he was summoned by saying: “Our diversity is our strength”, a phrase that Hegseth has repeatedly condemned.
Native of Garden Grove, California, Chatfield graduated from the University of Boston and received his mastery at Harvard University and a doctorate from the University of San Diego.
It was deployed in the Pacific and the Persian Gulf as a pilot. He later served as the main military assistant of the Supreme Commander Allied Europe. She was awarded a bronze star.
