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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth smiles while talking with smiling sailors standing outdoors.

Feb. 26, 2025

Hegseth Visits Guantanamo Bay, Engages With Troops

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth traveled to Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where he took time to speak to service members who are currently supporting the illegal alien holding operations being led by the Department of Homeland Security.

An aviation runway is situated amid water on both sides.

Feb. 5, 2025

First Flight of Illegal Aliens Arrives at Guantanamo

At Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, the 10 high-threat illegal aliens who recently arrived are being housed in vacant detention facilities. They are not being held alongside war on terror detainees who also reside at the installation.

Soldiers assigned to U.S. Army South (USARSOUTH), 470th Military Intelligence Brigade and 56th Signal Battalion load a C-130 Hercules in preparation for a deployment of the USARSOUTH contingency command post at Kelly Air Base, San Antonio, Texas, Jan. 31, 2025. At the direction of the President of the United States to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Defense, U.S. military service members are supporting removal operations led by DHS at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Joshua Taeckens)

Feb. 4, 2025

U.S. Army South leads joint task force in support of illegal alien holding operation in Guantanamo Bay

NAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba — At the direction of the President of the United States, and in coordination with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Defense, U.S. Army South (USARSOUTH) has assumed responsibility as the lead Joint Task Force for ongoing illegal alien holding operations at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.