WASHINGTON >> The hundreds of U.S. generals and admirals who have been ordered to attend an unusual meeting next week at a military base in Virginia are expected to hear a “rally the troops” message based on the war-fighter culture that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has sought to infuse into the Pentagon, a senior Trump administration official said today.

One of the main goals of the gathering, which military officials and historians said was without precedent in size and scope, is to “get our fighters excited” about the new posture of the department, said the senior official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations.

Hegseth and other top administration officials have not disclosed a rationale for the meeting, not even to the officers who have been summ

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