US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth will travel to Naval Station Guantanamo Bay in Cuba and US Central Command headquarters in Tampa, Florida on Wednesday to meet with military personnel deployed at the two strategic installations, the Department of Defense announced on Tuesday. The engagements will include troops stationed at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay — commonly known as GTMO — as well as personnel assigned to CENTCOM, according to a Department of Defense statement. The Department of Defense did not release specific details regarding the schedule or duration of the visits.

Growing US military activity around Cuba is once again becoming one of the most alarming developments in international politics. Reports about the strengthening of the US naval base at Guantanamo Bay, inspections of its defensive perimeter, and Washington’s increased attention to potential threats from Havana have prompted some observers to speak of a possible return to the logic of the Cuban Missile Crisis.

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The U.S. military reported that Gen. Francis L. Donovan, commander of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), met with senior Cuban military officials near the U.S. Naval Station in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, marking a rare security dialogue between the two sides.

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