Reference News Network, September 26 report - According to Reuters, September 25 report, five officials said that U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has ordered the mobilization of senior U.S. military officials stationed around the world to hold a meeting next week at the Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia. It is rare for the U.S. military leadership to hold such a large-scale meeting.
The report stated that it is currently unclear why Hegseth called the meeting so hastily, and two officials said this arrangement left the participants confused.
Senior military officials who manage thousands of troops had mostly already set detailed schedules weeks ago, but now they have to make last-minute adjustments. An official who did not want to be named said: "Everyone is urgently adjusting their schedules to confirm whether they must attend."
The report stated that it is still unclear how many senior officers will actually attend, but it is uncommon for so many senior officers to meet together. For this, Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell only explained: "The Secretary of War will deliver a speech to his senior military leaders at the beginning of next week."
Parnell's office did not respond to questions about the number of attending officers, the purpose of the meeting, and why the meeting was called so hastily. However, U.S. Vice President Vance stated that holding such a meeting is "not unusual at all."
AFP's report on the 25th noted that Hegseth had previously ordered a significant reduction in the number of active-duty generals in the U.S. military in May. It is currently unclear whether the meeting next week is related to this. (Translated by Wang Dongdong)
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