From Fox News: The Pentagon next week is convening a meeting of top U.S. military leaders from across the globe.
Multiple War Department officials confirmed to Fox News that top military commanders had been asked to fly to Virginia for a meeting next week, though the topic of the discussion is unclear.
The Pentagon confirmed the meeting but did not offer details. “The Secretary of War will be addressing his senior military leaders early next week,” chief spokesperson Sean Parnell said in a statement.
A meeting of this size and scope is highly unusual and would usually take place on a secure video teleconference — around 800 generals and admirals are spread across the U.S. and world.
The media is freaking out over the upcoming meeting, lamenting that Hegseth won’t way what it is about.
The Washington Post, who first reported on the upcoming meeting, explained:
There are about 800 generals and admirals spread across the United States and dozens of other countries and time zones. Hegseth’s order, people familiar with the matter said, applies to all senior officers with the rank of brigadier general or above, or their Navy equivalent, serving in command positions and their top enlisted advisers. Typically, these officers each oversee hundreds or thousands of rank-and-file troops.
Top commanders in conflict zones and senior military leaders stationed throughout Europe, the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region are among those expected to attend Hegseth’s meeting, said people familiar with the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to publicly discuss the issue. The order does not apply to top military officers who hold staff positions.
Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered virtually all of the U.S. military’s top commanders worldwide to gather on short notice — and without a stated reason — at a Marine Corps base in Virginia next week.
Here’s what we know: https://t.co/CEupwGvGEF
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 25, 2025
BREAKING: Defense Secretary Hegseth orders a rare meeting of numerous generals and admirals, U.S. officials say. https://t.co/EbEISeYY9a
— CBS News (@CBSNews) September 25, 2025
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