WASHINGTON: US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered senior navy officers from around the globe to assemble in Quantico, Virginia subsequent week, officers stated on Thursday (Sep 25), in a uncommon assembly of high generals and admirals in a single location.
It was unclear why the assembly had been referred to as on such quick discover. Two officers stated the shortage of rationalization had created uncertainty amongst these anticipated to attend, a few of whom oversee hundreds of troops throughout the globe.
“Persons are scrambling to alter their plans and see in the event that they should attend,” one US official informed Reuters.
Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell confirmed solely that “the Secretary of Conflict will probably be addressing his senior navy leaders early subsequent week”, with out offering additional particulars on numbers or the agenda.
ABRUPT CALL, RARE GATHERING
It’s uncommon to assemble so many high officers in a single place. America has senior commanders stationed from South Korea and Japan to the Center East.
The assembly comes as Hegseth, a former tv host, has moved swiftly to reshape the Pentagon underneath President Donald Trump’s nationwide safety agenda. Trump has ordered the Defence Division to rename itself the Division of Conflict, a change requiring congressional approval.
The abrupt summons additionally comes because the White Home is bracing for the opportunity of a authorities shutdown if Congress doesn’t approve new funding by the tip of Sep 30. Officers have privately warned {that a} new spherical of mass layoffs might observe, fuelling hypothesis that the uncertainty surrounding subsequent week’s assembly could also be linked to these preparations.
