Pentagon’s Top-Brass Cut, by the Numbers: What Hegseth’s 20% Reduction of Generals and Admirals Means
WarBrief Live | October 2, 2026 | Defense Strategies On September 30, 2026, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used his second annual “State of the Force” address at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, to confirm the deepest cut to the United States military’s senior leadership in a generation: a 20 percent reduction in generals and admirals. […]