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Former Apache pilot and 3-star U.S. Army general fired by Carter

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U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter has removed Lt. Gen. Ron Lewis from his post as Carter’s military aide amid misconduct allegations.

Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter receives a warm welcome from Brig. Gen. Ron Lewis as he arrives at Jalalabad Air Base in the Nangarhar province of Afghanistan on May 13, 2013 130513-D-NI589-001
By DoD photo by Glenn Fawcett. (Released) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Lewis was previously Carter’s right-hand adviser and before coming to the Pentagon, he was an Apache pilot commanding an aviation brigade at the 101st Airborne Division.

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