Hegseth calls US generals and admirals to Quantico for rare gathering of top military leadership Tuesday
\n washington
\nUS military leaders deployed around the world have started to prepare to travel to Virginia for a meeting with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth next week, which some officials on Friday billed as a gathering focused on the \u201cwarrior ethos.\u201d
\nHegseth has summoned US generals and admirals from around the world to a meeting in Quantico, Virginia, on Tuesday, a rare gathering of the country\u2019s military leadership in one location.
\nWhile two US officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the event would focus on Hegseth\u2019s discussing the need to adhere to a \u201cwarrior ethos\u201d throughout the military, others said the roughly one-hour-long event could touch on other areas.
\nA third official said that given how many senior officials would be in one location, it was likely that substantive issues, like the administration\u2019s new national defense strategy and the expected shrinking of the senior-most ranks in the military, could be discussed\u2014 even if they were not officially on the agenda.
\n\u201cI wouldn\u2019t be surprised if there was some surprise during the event,\u201d the official said. \u201cWe are not letting our guard down.\u201d
\nOfficials told Reuters that the event is expected to take place at the Marine Corps University in Quantico, Virginia. Some of the senior-most officials, who are provided US military aircraft for official travel, are expected to fly into Joint Base Andrews in Maryland.
\nThe US has troops around the world, including in distant locations like South Korea, Japan and across the Middle East\u2014 which are commanded by two-, three- and four-star generals and admirals.
\nIn almost every public speech he gives, Hegseth talks about the \u201cwarrior ethos\u201d and the need for the US military to have a warrior mentality.
\nEarlier this month, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to rename the Department of Defense as the \u201cDepartment of War,\u201d reverting to a title it held until after World War Two when officials sought to emphasize the Pentagon\u2019s role in preventing conflict.
\nHegseth, a former Fox News host, has moved with stunning speed to reshape the department, firing top generals and admirals as he seeks to implement Trump\u2019s national security agenda and root out diversity initiatives he calls discriminatory.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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