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U.S. military take part in a joint drill with Panamanian troops at the Panama Canal during the visit of U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to the Port of Rodman in West Panama, Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
U.S. and Panamanian military forces conduct a joint drill at the Panama Canal during the visit of U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to Port of Rodman in West Panama, Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
U.S. and Panamanian military patrol the Panama Canal during a joint drill held as U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visits the Port of Rodman in West Panama, Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks at Port of Rodman, West Panama, Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, left, chats with Panama Canal Authority Administrator Ricaurte Vasquez, center, and Southcom Commander Navy Adm. Alvin Holsey during a tour of the Panama Canal's Miraflores Locks in Panama City, Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, center, walks with Panama Canal Authority Administrator Ricaurte Vasquez during a tour of the Panama Canal's Miraflores Locks in Panama City, Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, center, Panamanian Security Minister Frank Abrego, left, and Southcom Commander Navy Adm. Alvin Holsey inaugurate new facilities at the Port of Rodman in West Panama, Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks at Port of Rodman in West Panama, Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks at Port of Rodman in West Panama, Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks with U.S. troops in Port of Rodman, West Panama, Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks with U.S. troops after a joint drill with Panamanian forces at the Port of Rodman in West Panama, Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth waves to the press as he stands with Panamanian Security Minister Frank Abrego before meeting with Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino at the presidential palace in Panama City, Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Agustin Herrera)
U.S. and Panamanian military patrol the Panama Canal during a joint drill held as U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visits the Port of Rodman in West Panama, Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
U.S. military take part in a joint drill with Panamanian troops at the Panama Canal during the visit of U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to the Port of Rodman in West Panama, Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
A cargo ship is loaded at the Port of Rodman in West Panama during the visit of U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to the Panama Canal, Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
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U.S. military take part in a joint drill with Panamanian troops at the Panama Canal during the visit of U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to the Port of Rodman in West Panama, Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)