1 outlets · filed 15 October 2026
U.S. sending hundreds of troops to Latin America for training, New York Times reports
The U.S. will send several hundred Army soldiers to train and conduct exercises with Latin American military forces, The New York Times reports. Officials said it is part of an effort to fight drug trafficking in the region. Eric Schmitt, senior national security correspondent for The New York Times
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What the coverage shows
Both outlets focus on the Pentagon sending hundreds of troops to Latin America and link it to an expanded anti-drug-trafficking campaign. Fox News specifically says troops from the 10th Mountain Division are deploying to Panama for jungle training, while the New York Times instead frames the move as part of a broader expansion and is alone in noting the region’s “long and bloody history” of U.S. intervention.
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