Trump and Hegseth seek a stop to identity politics undercutting military effectiveness

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The unusual all-hands meeting of flag and general officers — FOGOs, or officers of one to four stars — convened by War Secretary Pete Hegseth at the Marine Corps base in Quantico, Virginia, has concluded. Much of the speculation about the purpose of the meeting has proven to be overheated. For instance, the worst-case scenario imagined by critics of President Donald Trump and the secretary — something like the “red wedding” scene from Game of Thrones: a mass purge of senior officers — did not materialize.

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