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 Friday.

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.

In response to questions from Congress, the Pentagon on Friday sent a message to committees that oversee the military, explaining that Heg

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