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Army chief warns US soil may face direct attack before overseas deployment

10/16/2026

Acting Army Chief of Staff Gen.

Christopher LaNeve warned that the United States military is abandoning the long-held assumption that combat would remain overseas, preparing instead for a scenario where American forces face attack on home soil before deploying.

LaNeve stated that the Army is rethinking decades of strategy built on secure domestic supply lines, a premise that no longer holds against modern threats like drones, cyberattacks, and long-range weapons.

Speaking at the Association of the United States Army's annual conference in Washington, LaNeve noted that during the Global War on Terror, the military could rely on safe bases and logistics.

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