The Virginia municipality, known as Q Town, is encircled by the Marine Corps base where Trump and Hegseth are expected to meet with the generals Tuesday.

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President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth addressed hundreds of top commanders from around the world.

A government shutdown could trap the generals at Quantico. President Donald Trump and Democrats emerged from a private White House meeting Monday without an agreement to keep the federal government open. If commanders' aides haven't booked return flights — they could get stuck.

Be prepared for schedule changes and possible traffic impacts Tuesday as hundreds of senior military leaders descend on Marine Corps Base Quantico for a top-brass meeting called by Defense Secretary

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth also attended the gathering, where he cautioned military leaders and declared that all ranks must begin taking a physical fitness.

These are among the array of theories outsiders have floated in their attempts to explain a mysterious mass gathering Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth hastily ordered last week, summoning hundreds of top military commanders to Quantico, Virginia, on Sept. 30.

The Pentagon issued several memos on Tuesday that outlined a broad range of personnel changes, instituting stricter grooming standards and gender-neutral standards for combat jobs. The memos follow a Tuesday address by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth of senior military leadership at Marine Corps Base Quantico,