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- U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth will announce a 20% cut in flag officer billets.
- He will deliver the announcement at a Force address on Sept. 30 at Marine Corps Base Quantico.
- Earlier cuts aimed to cut bureaucracy; he also launched the Joint Warfighter Evaluation to rank promotions by warfighting ability.
- Sen. Jack Reed warned the moves could hollow out senior officers; Sen. Joni Ernst said she was disappointed.