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Hegseth urges military leaders from 34 Western Hemisphere countries to unite on deterrence

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Hegseth delivered a public call for defense chiefs and senior military leaders from 34 Western Hemisphere countries to unite in deterrence against actors operating in or encroaching on the region.

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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth addressed an inaugural gathering of defense chiefs and senior military leaders from 34 Western Hemisphere countries, urging them to unite in deterrence against unspecified "bad actors" operating in or seeking to encroach on the region. The remarks were delivered at the first Defense Chiefs Gathering, which aims to strengthen collective security cooperation across the hemisphere.
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Unable to access the original U.S. Department of War page due to server access restrictions; secondary aggregators (PublicNow, Reuters, DefenceMatters) report an inaugural Western Hemisphere Chiefs of Defense meeting with 34 countries but I could not retrieve the Department of War's official text containing the quoted wording to fully verify the verbatim statement. Recommend rechecking the war.gov press release when accessible.

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  1. Scheduled follow-up · Feb 13, 2026overdue
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  3. Update · Feb 12, 2026, 12:23 PMTech Error
    Unable to access the original U.S. Department of War page due to server access restrictions; secondary aggregators (PublicNow, Reuters, DefenceMatters) report an inaugural Western Hemisphere Chiefs of Defense meeting with 34 countries but I could not retrieve the Department of War's official text containing the quoted wording to fully verify the verbatim statement. Recommend rechecking the war.gov press release when accessible.
  4. Original article · Feb 12, 2026
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