WASHINGTON: US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter fired his top military advisor over allegations of unspecified "misconduct" and ordered that an investigation be launched, the Pentagon said in a statement.
Lieutenant General Ron Lewis left his post as senior military assistant after meeting Carter, a US defense official said on condition of anonymity, just weeks after Carter described Lewis as someone "to count on."
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