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7 takeaways from Hegseth's address to officers: Warfare's future, faith and a new base

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made a flurry of announcements during a wide-ranging speech to active-duty officers Wednesday. At the beginning of the address, the Pentagon chief stuck to his bread and butter: culture-war grievances, stripping the “woke” out of the Department of Defense (DOD), bashing the news media for its coverage of the Iran war, [...]

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Drones, artificial intelligence, and a reduction in the number of generals dominated coverage of Pete Hegseth's latest speech. Much less attention was paid to two changes that may have longer-term significance: the gradual reduction of the American military presence in Europe and the elevation of religious matters to a much higher position within the Pentagon. Hegseth announced that tens of thousands of soldiers currently serving in the United S…

US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is cutting 20 percent of all general and admiral positions. In the same speech, he tasked Elon Musk, Anduril founder Palmer Luckey and former Speaker Newt Gingrich with investigating how the US will wage war in the future. Hegseth called the trio “three of our nation’s top minds.” The announcement came in a “State of […] Source

Billionaire Elon Musk will rejoin the US government and help lead a Pentagon study on the future of warfare, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Wednesday at the Marine Corps Base in Quantico, Virginia, where he also unveiled plans for a new base and command for autonomous warfare. He also announced that the US military will reduce the number of generals and admirals by a total of 20 percent.

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KXRM broke the news on Wednesday, September 30, 2026.
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