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U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaks to senior military leaders at Marine Corps Base Quantico on September 30, 2025 in Quantico, Virginia. In an unprecedented gathering, almost 800 generals, admirals and their senior enlisted leaders have been ordered into one location from around the world on short notice. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Experts react to Hegseth’s Quantico summit: ‘Wrong message, wrong time, wrong audience’

President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made controversial speeches at a rare summit of military leaders in Quantico this week.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Anthony Tata tour the Roosevelt Pavilion at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., Aug. 6, 2025. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Aiko Bongolan)

Pentagon leadership directs DOD civilian employee supervisors to expedite removal of underperformers

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Anthony Tata issued new directives this week.
SUITLAND, Md. (Jun. 4, 2025) — Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Warfare (N2N6) Vice Adm. Karl Thomas delivers remarks during the Office of Naval Intelligence commemoration ceremony of the Battle of Midway. ONI is the leading provider of maritime intelligence to the U.S. Navy and joint warfighting forces, as well as national decision makers and other consumers in the Intelligence Community. (U.S. Navy photo by Chris McGinity)

Thomas tapped to be commander of US Fleet Forces Command

President Donald Trump nominated Vice Adm. Karl Thomas for promotion to four-star and to lead U.S. Fleet Forces Command, DefenseScoop has learned.
QUANTICO, VIRGINIA – SEPTEMBER 30: U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaks to senior military leaders at Marine Corps Base Quantico on September 30, 2025 in Quantico, Virginia. In an unprecedented gathering, almost 800 generals, admirals and their senior enlisted leaders have been ordered into one location from around the world on short notice. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Hegseth indicates more personnel changes, acquisition reforms lie ahead at DOD

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth held a “key leaders all-call” meeting with hundreds of generals and admirals summoned from around the world at Marine Corps Base Quantico on…
U.S. Air Force Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach, commander of Air Combat Command, speaks after being presented the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun by Japanese Ambassador to the United States Shigeo Yamada, during a ceremony at Yamada’s residence in Washington, D.C., Oct. 21, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Eric Dietrich)

Trump nominates Gen. Wilsbach to be next Air Force chief of staff

The nomination was submitted to the Senate on Monday.
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Gen. James E. Rainey, U.S. Army Futures Command, commanding general, delivers a presentation on “The Close Combat Imperative” during the first day of the annual Maneuver Warfighter Conference, Sept. 9, 2025, in Marshall Auditorium at Fort Benning, Georgia. The annual Maneuver Warfighter Conference gathers U.S. Army senior leaders and subject-matter experts from across the globe to discuss the way forward for maneuver forces. (U.S. Army photo by Daniel Marble)

One thing Gen. Rainey says he left unaccomplished as he retires

Rainey will retire next week as Army Futures Command merges with Training and Doctrine Command on Oct. 1. 
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