Hegseth visits U.S. troops at Panama jungle training center

Hegseth visits U.S. troops at Panama jungle training center

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth met with U.S. service members training in the jungles of Panama this week, telling them that U.S. Southern Command’s mission has shifted toward defending American and partner-nation sovereignty across the Western Hemisphere, Pentagon News reported. Hegseth visited the Combined Jungle Training Center-South in Cristobal Colon, on the northern side of […]

Southcom Mission shifts to protecting sovereignty of US partner nations

By C. Todd Lopez USA / PANAMA, (Pentagon News) – At the Combined Jungle Training Center-South in Cristobal Colon, Panama, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth met with US service members who are learning how to survive in the most brutal, unforgiving jungles of the Western Hemisphere, all while retaining their combat effectiveness. The visit coincided with the secretary’s address during the Americas Counter Cartel Coalition, a US-led multinational secu…

Mission Shifts to Protecting Sovereignty of U.S.

AUGUST 14, 2026 – At the Combined Jungle Training Center-South in Cristobal Colon, Panama, yesterday, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth met with U.S. service members who are learning how to survive in the most brutal, unforgiving jungles of the Western Hemisphere, all while retaining their combat effectiveness. The visit coincided with the secretary’s address during the Americas Counter Cartel Coalition, a U.S.-led multinational security and politic…