U.S. SOUTHERN COMMAND, DORAL, Fla. — Secretary of War Pete Hegseth signed a joint security declaration on behalf of the United States Thursday, partnering with 17 countries in the Western Hemisphere to establish a unified front against narcoterrorists in the region using military deterrence.
Hegseth signed the document at a meeting of security and defense officials from South American, Central American, and Caribbean countries at the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) headquarters in Doral, Florida. The meeting included remarks from each delegation head, and Hegseth, White House Deputy Chief of Staff and Homeland Security Advisor Stephen Miller, SOUTHCOM Commander Gen. Francis Donovan, and acting Assistant Secretary of War for Homeland Defense and Americas Security Affairs Joseph Humire also spoke.
