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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and the civilian heads of the Navy, Air Force, and Army met in Washington on Oct. 14 at the AUSA 2026 conference to discuss artificial intelligence on the battlefield, marking the first joint autonomous warfare panel led by service secretaries. The event, moderated by Owen West and including Special Operations leaders, was described as a sign of unity within the military's branches under the War Department, though a protester interrupted the proceedings.
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- SOURCE@secarmy“Thrilled to have the full Joint Force led by Secretary Hegseth at a historic panel tomorrow.”x.com
- SOURCE@deptofwar“LIVE: @SecWar and War Department Leaders Speak at AUSA 2026 in Washington, D.C.”x.com
- SUPPORT@reuters“Pete Hegseth hosts autonomous warfare panel”x.com
- SUPPORT@clashreport“A protester interrupts Hegseth's DOD AI event.”x.com
- SOURCEhuggingnewshuggingnews.com
- SOURCE@reporterjoe“Fourth protester, being dragged out: "He is a war criminal, and you are all to blame!"”x.com
- SOURCE@reporterjoe“Sixth protester: "You're a fucking war criminal! You're a fucking nazi!"”x.com
- SOURCE@atrupar“Hegseth's talk at a conference is disrupted four separate times in succession by anti-Iran war protesters”x.com