Overview

• A Pentagon spokesperson confirmed the event at the Marine base in Quantico, Virginia, and provided no details on the agenda.
• The directive reportedly covers roughly 800 generals and admirals worldwide, including leaders posted in Europe, the Middle East, and the Pacific.
• Many invitees say they have not been told the purpose, with concerns voiced about removing senior commanders from critical regions.
• The summons follows recent personnel upheaval under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, including the firing of DIA chief Jeffrey Kruse, Vice Adm. Nancy Lacore, and Rear Adm. Milton Sands, plus a proposed 20% cut in general-officer ranks.
• The timing tracks with potential government shutdown pressures and Hegseth’s push to refocus strategy on homeland defense, including a floated renaming of the Pentagon to the Department of War.