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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth convened an unprecedented gathering of hundreds of senior military leaders at Marine Corps Base Quantico on Tuesday, summoning generals and admirals from around the world on short notice.</span

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The audience of military officers remained largely silent and stone-faced during the addresses, maintaining their traditional nonpartisan stance despite the highly political nature of the speeches.</span

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Hegseth announced . Trump outlined plans for a comprehensive military overhaul including $1 trillion in defense spending for 2026, expansion of the Navy by 19 ships, and development of the sixth-generation F-47 fighter jet.

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Trump described domestic threats as the enemy from within and announced plans to use dangerous American cities as military training grounds, specifically mentioning Chicago and Portland as deployment targets.</span

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