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Hegseth Orders that All Defense Personnel Review His Speech to Top Military Brass on Fitness, Standards | News Channel 3-12

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Hegseth Orders that All Defense Personnel Review His Speech to Top Military Brass on Fitness, Standards | News Channel 3-12

Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation Appoints Lieutenant General George W. Smith Jr., USMC (Ret.), as Chairman of the Board

The Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation, a national nonprofit providing postsecondary educational scholarships to the children of Marines and Navy Corpsmen, today announced that Lieutenant General George W. Smith Jr., USMC (Ret.), has been appointed chairman of the board of directors. He succeeds General Robert B. Neller, USMC (Ret.), the 37th Commandant of the Marine Corps, who served as chairman since 2020. A career infantry officer, LtGen Smi…Quantico · Quantico Read Article

Hegseth Brings Tough Brand to Military

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By Thomas Kirkpatrick Sr., Army veteran As a former artillery officer who served in Vietnam, I consider Secretary of War Peter Hegseth the breath of fresh air that was needed at the Pentagon. Seen by some as just a television host, Hegseth was a graduate of the ROTC program at Princeton who commanded a platoon guarding detainees at Guantanamo Bay. Following a short return to civilian life he volunteered for the Iraq War as an infantry officer an…Pentagon · Berlin See the Story

The Presidential Fitness Test Won’t Make America ‘Tough’ Again

“It all starts with physical fitness and appearance,” Pete Hegseth, the U.S. Secretary of Defense, declared at a meeting of hundreds of military leaders in Quantico, Virginia, announcing new fitness requirements for combat personnel. The speech is part of a larger performance of toughness by the Trump administration designed to intimidate perceived enemies, foreign and domestic. That performance includes American children, who will once again be…Pete Hegseth · Quantico Read Article

Marine Colonel Resigns After 24 Years, Warning Of Dark Future For America Under Trump

On September 30, President Donald Trump stood before hundreds of senior officers at a Marine Corps base in Quantico, Virginia. He looked around the room and said, “If you don’t like what I’m saying, you can leave the room — of course, there goes your rank, there goes your future.” Among those listening was Colonel Douglas Krugman, a Marine with 24 years of service. Days later, he resigned. In his op-ed for The Washington Post titled “I resigned …Donald Trump · Quantico Read Article

Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein: “the Fracture in the Us Has Reached the Armed Forces”

(360News) International analyst Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein warned about the seriousness of the political crisis that the United States is going through, pointing out that the division is no longer limited to civil society or the political system, but has penetrated directly into the military stage. In his social networks, Rodríguez Gelfenstein highlighted a fact that qualifies as “unusual”: “What is even more unusual is a recent meeting conven…Quantico · Quantico Read Article

Pentagon retreats from climate fight even as heat and storms slam troops | News Channel 3-12

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Army Staff Sgt. Alex Henninger // U.S. Department of Defense Pentagon retreats from climate fight even as heat and storms slam troops Retired Marine Corps gunnery sergeant Vida Rivera knows heat can be as dangerous as any enemy. Early in her military career, she collapsed from heat exhaustion while carrying a 65-pound pack on a sweltering hike in Quantico, Virginia. Years later in Afghanistan, Rivera drove a truck in temperatures nearing 120 deg…Pentagon · Quantico Read Article

Photograph Taken Of Military Leaders During Trump's Bonkers Speech Says Everything We Need To Know

DISCLAIMER: This article was first published on September 30, 2025 America’s top military leaders sat in silence as Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth unleashed a fiery, sometimes bizarre speech at Marine Corps Base Quantico. Faces were blank, eyes fixed forward, a few officers looking down, one even covering his face with a hand. The gathering on Tuesday brought together hundreds of generals and admirals in a packed auditorium. Officially, it was de…Pete Hegseth · Quantico Read Article

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Hegseth Orders that All Defense Personnel Review His Speech to Top Military Brass on Fitness, Standards | News Channel 3-12

Marine Corps postpones generative AI workshop due to lapse in appropriations

Trump Wants New "Golden Fleet" Of Future Battleships For Hemispheric Defense

Marine Corps Targets ‘Aggressive Modernization’ with 2025 Force Design Update

Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation Appoints Lieutenant General George W. Smith Jr., USMC (Ret.), as Chairman of the Board

Hegseth Brings Tough Brand to Military

The Presidential Fitness Test Won’t Make America ‘Tough’ Again

Marine Colonel Resigns After 24 Years, Warning Of Dark Future For America Under Trump

Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein: “the Fracture in the Us Has Reached the Armed Forces”

Pentagon retreats from climate fight even as heat and storms slam troops | News Channel 3-12

Photograph Taken Of Military Leaders During Trump's Bonkers Speech Says Everything We Need To Know

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Marine Corps postpones generative AI workshop due to lapse in appropriations

Trump Wants New "Golden Fleet" Of Future Battleships For Hemispheric Defense

Marine Corps Targets ‘Aggressive Modernization’ with 2025 Force Design Update

Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation Appoints Lieutenant General George W. Smith Jr., USMC (Ret.), as Chairman of the Board

Hegseth Brings Tough Brand to Military

The Presidential Fitness Test Won’t Make America ‘Tough’ Again

Marine Colonel Resigns After 24 Years, Warning Of Dark Future For America Under Trump

Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein: “the Fracture in the Us Has Reached the Armed Forces”

Pentagon retreats from climate fight even as heat and storms slam troops | News Channel 3-12

Photograph Taken Of Military Leaders During Trump's Bonkers Speech Says Everything We Need To Know