The administration of US President Donald Trump has removed Vice Admiral Shoshana Chatfield from her post as the country's representative to the NATO Military Committee, Reuters reported, citing its sources.
Three sources of the agency confirmed this information in a confidential conversation. The Pentagon has not yet commented on this information.
The sources said that US allies in NATO have already been notified that Chatfield has left her post.
The administration of US President Donald Trump plans to hold a military parade in the US capital on June 14, The Hill newspaper reported, citing its sources.
The event will be dedicated to the 250th anniversary of the US ground forces and Trump's birthday. On June 14, he will turn 79 years old.
According to the Washington City Paper, the column of participants in the parade from the Pentagon to the White House is expected to stretch over 6 km.
During his first term as US president, Trump announced his intention to organize a large-scale military parade in Washington. The authorities discussed the possibility of holding it in November 2018. It was assumed that 5-7 thousand military personnel could participate in it. It was expected that military equipment and aviation would be used. According to media estimates, the cost would be about 92 million dollars.
However, Trump ultimately canceled the event. He explained his decision by saying that the capital's authorities saw an opportunity to derive financial benefit from organizing the parade and had set an "absurdly high price".