{"id":5361,"date":"2025-09-27T12:32:21","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T12:32:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/?p=5361"},"modified":"2025-09-27T12:32:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T12:32:23","slug":"us-generals-from-across-world-asked-to-gather-for-rare-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/?p=5361","title":{"rendered":"US generals from across world asked to gather for rare meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>WASHINGTON: US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has summoned senior US military officers from across the world to a meeting in Quantico, Virginia next week, five officials told&nbsp;<em>Reuters<\/em>, a rare gathering of US military leadership in one location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was not clear why Hegseth has ordered the generals and admirals to meet in one place on such short notice, and two of the officials said this has created uncertainty among the expected attendees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Senior military officials in some cases command thousands of troops. Most have detailed schedules weeks in advance, which have now been upended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPeople are scrambling to change their plans and see if they have to attend,\u201d one US official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was unclear how many officials will actually attend the event, but it is rare to have so many senior officials in the same room at the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Asked for comment, Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said only: \u201cThe Secretary of War will be addressing his senior military leaders early next week.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump has&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1939863\">ordered<\/a>&nbsp;the department to rename itself the Department of War, a change that will require action by Congress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Parnell\u2019s office did not respond to questions about the number of officers, purpose of the meeting or why Hegseth called so abruptly. However, at the White House, US Vice President J.D. Vance claimed that such a meeting was \u201cnot unusual at all.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The US has troops around the world, including in distant locations like South Korea, Japan and across the Middle East, which are commanded by two, three and four-star generals and admirals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s probably more mundane than people think\u2026 (but) the lack of clarity isn\u2019t helping,\u201d the official said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON: US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has summoned senior US military officers from across the world to a meeting in Quantico, Virginia next week, five officials told&nbsp;Reuters, a rare gathering of US military leadership in one location. 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