Hegseth mandated all senior commanders at the rank of brigadier general or rear admiral lower half and above to report to the Virginia base.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, speaking to military commanders in Quantico, Virginia Tuesday, announced directives for troops that include “gender-neutral” or “male-level” standards for physical ...

Newsom quoted Hegseth's speech and suggested that Trump, as Commander-in-Chief, should take note, sharing an unflattering image of him. Pete Hegseth had criticised military diversity initiatives and ...

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An estimated hundreds of generals and admirals are expected to descend upon Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia on Tuesday, to hear a speech from Hegseth.

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QUANTICO, Va. -- President Donald Trump on Tuesday proposed using American cities as training grounds for the armed forces and spoke of needing U.S. military might to combat what he called the ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered top generals and admirals around the world to gather in Quantico, Va., where he announced new military standards. Photo: Andrew Harnik/Alex Wong/Getty Images ...

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth slammed diversity initiatives that he said led to decades of decay in the military and told a rare gathering of commanders they should resign if they do not support ...