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High heat, constant humidity, heavy rainfall, dense vegetation, dangerous animals and countless insects are what Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 54th Security Force Assistance Brigade endured at the Combined Jungle Training Center-South in Panama from June 13 through July 3.

More than 50 Soldiers and Airmen from the Massachusetts National Guard conducted a joint engineering mission with the Paraguayan Armed Forces to renovate critical infrastructure at military training sites near Asunción, Paraguay, July 13-26, 2026.

Today, in a major effort to accelerate defense modernization and strengthen security cooperation across the Western Hemisphere, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Defense Exports and Cooperation (DASA (DEC)), Mr. Patrick Mason, and his delegation visited U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) headquarters in Doral, Florida, to consult with General Francis Donovan.

PANAMA CITY, Panama – The Honorable Pete Hegseth, Secretary of War, visited the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101) while the ship was pier side in Panama City, Panama, August 13, 2026.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth met in Panama 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.