What to know about Hegseth's gathering of top U.S. military leaders at Quantico, Virginia:

Hundreds of generals and admirals were summoned from around the world last week for today's unusual meeting with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in Quantico, Virginia, without initially being told why.

President Trump will also be attending the meeting, and in an interview with NBC News, he said it would be "really just a very nice meeting talking about how well we're doing militarily, talking about being in great shape, talking about a lot of good, positive things."

Hegseth is expected to speak at 8:15 a.m., before President Trump, who is scheduled to address the military leaders at 9 a.m.

Trump and Hegseth to address top U.S. military leaders

President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth

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