Hegseth announces 6 major initiatives to transform US military: FORTRESS Program

Washington, Oct 1 (UNI) US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has unveiled six major strategic initiatives aimed at reshaping the Department of War around military readiness, autonomous warfare, domestic supply-chain resilience and technological superiority. Speaking to active-duty E-6s and O-3s at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Hegseth announced the creation of the Autonomous Warfare Command, a new America's Corps of Cadets program, the FORTRESS America readiness initiative, the Next Great American Base project, an Office of Religious Affairs, and Project Meridian, a review of next-generation military capabilities. The initiatives are intended to guide the department's priorities in the coming years, with…