Happy Friday! You may have noticed there was no Pentagon Rundown last week. That’s because I was at the Modern Day Marine exhibition in Washington, D.C., writing about various topics, including the Marine Corps’ efforts to repair and refurbish its barracks.

As always, it’s been busy, and some of the biggest news has been Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s recent announcements about reshaping the military. On Monday, Hegseth announced that he had ordered a cut of at least 20% of active-duty four-star positions and National Guard general officers.

The second phase of Hegseth’s plan calls for an additional 10% reduction of general and flag officers throughout the Defense Department as part of changes to the Unified Command Plan, which assigns missions and responsibilities to the combatant commands, Hegseth said in a video posted on X on Monday.

“We’re going to shift resources from bloated headquarters elements to our warfighters,” Hegseth said in the video.