<span style="color: #222222;">US Defence Secretary Mark Esper has fired Navy chief Richard Spencer over his handling of a Navy Seal's case.<br />'' <br />'' The case is related to Edward Gallagher, who was convicted for posing with a corpse in Iraq in 2017. For that, Gallagher was demoted, but President Donald Trump later reinstated his rank.<br />'' <br />'' The President intervened in his case and issued a pardon on November 15. He supported the decision of his Defence Secretary and announced that he will nominate US Ambassador to Norway Kenneth Braithwaite to replace Spencer.<br />'' <br />''<br />''In a statement, Mark Esper said he lost confidence in Spencer after finding out the navy chief had tried to end the dispute behind his back.</span><br />