_WHAT’S HAPPENING_

President Donald Trump and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth addressed more than 800 top generals and admirals at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia on Tuesday, in an unprecedented gathering of senior military leadership.

This meeting was announced weeks ago and was shrouded in mystery, coming as the US ramps up military pressure around the globe, including in South America and the Middle East.

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