Hegseth details new initiatives in partisan address to troops
The Pentagon will create a four-star autonomous warfare command and cut 20% of top officer billets as Hegseth pushes a broader military overhaul.
- On Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivered a "State of the Force" address at Marine Corps Base Quantico, announcing six initiatives including the Autonomous Warfare Command and cadet corps at five universities.
- Shifting from his previous address to hundreds of generals and admirals, Hegseth spoke to lower-ranked active-duty officers and non-commissioned officers, aiming to shift the Defense Department toward rapid modernization and autonomous warfare.
- Initiatives include Project Meridian, a 120-day panel for military technology, and partnerships with Elon Musk to accelerate fielding of advanced combat systems. Hegseth also promised a "transparent" bidding process for a new "gold standard" military facility, the first built in 40 years.
- The Autonomous Warfare Command will scale robotic and automated combat systems across all branches, building on recent drone deployments in the Middle East. This effort aligns with the Trump administration's broader push to rename the Defense Department the Department of War.
- Future operations center on the Autonomous Warfare Command, set to operate as a four-star combatant command by October 2027. Hegseth declared, "We are no longer the woke department or the weak department," marking a permanent overhaul.
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Hegseth Tells Troops at Quantico the Military Is “No Longer the Woke Department”
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth told troops and military leaders at Quantico that the Pentagon is "no longer the woke department," announced a 20 percent cut to generals and admirals, and unveiled a new tech initiative led by Elon Musk, Newt Gingrich and Palmer Luckey.
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West Hawaii Today‘No beardos, no weirdos, no wimps’: Hegseth lays out his military vision
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gathered hundreds of junior officers and enlisted troops at a base in Virginia on Wednesday to extol the virtues of basing Pentagon policy on culture-war issues and to complain about the news media.
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