• "Rare" military meeting

    From Sean Dennis@618:618/1 to All on Thu Sep 25 18:51:47 2025
    (Makes me wonder if they're going to can people or if they're preparing
    for WW3.)

    From: https://tinyurl.com/yw654kem (oann.com)
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    Hegseth directs U.S. Generals and Admirals to convene for `rare' meeting in
    Virginia

    OAN Staff Brooke Mallory
    1:17 PM - Thursday, September 25, 2025

    U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has reportedly directed numerous U.S.
    Generals and Admirals, along with some of their staff, to convene next
    week at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia.

    Hegseth ordered an urgent gathering of nearly all active-duty Generals and
    Admirals (O-7 to O-10 ranks), and their senior enlisted advisers.

    The meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, September 30^th, and the Pentagon
    confirmed that Hegseth will address all of the military leaders - without
    disclosing the actual reason for the gathering.

    According to a retired senior officer who spoke to the press, this sort of
    summons is unusual. He stated that it is rare to gather such a large
    number of senior military officers - those with the rank of brigadier
    general or higher - from both domestic and overseas postings in one
    location.

    Newsmax reported that "even commanders in conflict zones and those
    stationed in Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific region are
    expected to attend. The order does not apply to officers in staff
    roles."

    The news also follows a series of significant actions by Hegseth,
    including the dismissal of top Navy and Air Force leaders, the relief of
    the military's chief legal officers, and the implementation of a plan to
    reduce the number of senior generals and admirals by 10%.

    These decisions have been part of efforts to align military members more
    closely with President Trump's national security plans, which includes the
    recent move to rename the Department of Defense (DoD) to the "Department
    of War" (DoW) - giving the agency a strong "warrior ethos."

    Additionally, this week, President Trump called on NATO to take a more
    proactive role in Ukraine's defense, advocating for the alliance to use
    weapons directly on the front lines to counter Russian advances. He
    proposed that the U.S. could sell arms to NATO members, who would then
    transfer them to Ukraine, rather than sending equipment directly from
    American stockpiles.

    "We're sending weapons to NATO, and NATO is paying for those weapons,
    100%," the GOP president clarified.

    Trump made the remarks during a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr
    Zelenskyy, just one day after newly appointed U.S. Ambassador to the
    United Nations Mike Waltz affirmed at his first Security Council session
    that the U.S. remains committed to defending "every inch" of NATO
    territory.
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    -- Sean

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