The D Brief: Hegseth yanks brass to Quantico; Drones close Danish airports; AFSOC’s Caribbean work; Russia’s AI drones; And a bit more.
Breaking: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth just “ordered hundreds of the U.S. military’s generals and admirals to gather on short notice” next Tuesday at the Marine Corps base in Quantico, Virginia, the Washington Post reported Thursday. No reason was given for the rare and urgent meeting, which is scheduled “as a government shutdown looms,” the Post reminds readers ahead of the Sept. 30 deadline, which is Tuesday. The order “applies to all senior offi
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