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The senior legal adviser to Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Dan Caine is stepping down nearly a year before his expected retirement, becoming the latest senior Pentagon official to depart since the start of President Donald Trump’s second administration.

Brig. Gen. Eric Widmar told ProPublica that he was leaving the position for “personal reasons” after serving as the chairman’s senior legal counsel since 2024.

“Earlier this year, my wife and I reflected on the demands of this role, which have required me to live apart from my wife for the past two years and created additional challenges for me and my family,” he said in a statement to the outlet.

“After careful consideration, I decided it was time to place my family at the center of my life and focus on our next chapter together,” he added, per the left-wing outlet.

Widmar’s departure follows a series of high-profile leadership changes at the Pentagon over the past 18 months.

Among them was Gen. Christopher Donahue, the former commander of U.S. Army Europe and Africa, who reportedly left his post last week after being removed before completing his expected term by War Secretary Pete Hegseth.