Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth fired Army Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia, who was head of strategy, plans and policy on the Joint Chiefs of Staff, according to a CBS News video report.

CBS News reported that a Pentagon official told it the firing followed apparent misconduct involving classified information on the Iran and Russia-Ukraine wars. The CBS News summary does not name the official.

The CBS News headline describes the matter as apparent media leaks, while the CBS News summary describes apparent misconduct involving classified information. The two descriptions are not identical, and the summary does not explain how they relate.

The CBS News summary does not say what classified material was involved, how it was mishandled, or whether any of it reached the press. It names the Iran and Russia-Ukraine wars as the subjects of that material without describing how either conflict figured in the matter.

The CBS News summary identifies Sylvia's position but does not describe his duties or how long he held it. It also includes no on-the-record comment from Sylvia, Hegseth, or the Department of Defense. CBS News reporter Charlie D'Agata presented the story in the video report.

This account relies solely on the CBS News headline and summary. No other outlet's reporting on the firing was reviewed for it, so the details above rest on a single source.

Sources: CBS News: Hegseth fires top general over apparent media leaks.