Secretary of War Pete Hegseth did not mince his words during a  recent speech to senior leaders at Marine Corps Base Quantico. Addressing a room full of generals, flag officers, and senior enlisted, he laid out a stark truth harkening back to the time of George Washington: “To ensure peace, we must prepare for war.” The urgency could not be more clear. The Secretary reemphasized the War Department's singular mission being warfighting. From there, he zeroed in on the foundation of lethality that