US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is meeting with CENTCOM commander Admiral Brad Cooper at the central command's headquarters in Florida, according to Barak Betesh (i24NEWS). The meeting follows Hegseth's arrival at the base and continues a day of military engagements amid ongoing US operations against Iran.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is currently at CENTCOM headquarters in Florida, meeting with the command's top officer, Admiral Brad Cooper. The meeting, reported by Barak Betesh (i24NEWS), comes hours after Hegseth traveled to the base from earlier engagements. As The Zioneer reported earlier today, Hegseth was en route to CENTCOM headquarters at 17:27 UTC, following a visit to the naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, this morning. The talks at CENTCOM take place as the US military continues active operations against Iran and regional allies are on alert after the downing of a US Apache helicopter earlier this week. No further details on the content of Hegseth and Cooper's discussion have been released.
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- StrongUS Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth tours naval base at Guantanamo Bay
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- DevelopingCENTCOM commander Cooper expected to visit Lebanon this week, report says
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