Full Committee Hearing: U.S. Military Posture in the Western Hemisphere

House Armed Services Committee · March 18, 2026

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Opening remarks and committee priorities

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Chairman Rogers opened the FY27 posture hearing, framed the session around southern and northern hemisphere threats, border security, narcotics trafficking, China/Russia influence, and introduced the day's witnesses, saying the administration has achieved operational control of the southern border and reduced fentanyl flows. He invited testimony from the Northern and Southern Command commanders and the assistant secretary.

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House Armed Services Committee opened FY27 posture hearings with leaders of US Northern and Southern Commands, focusing on border security, maritime strikes against drug traffickers, counter‑UAS incidents, Arctic/NORAD posture and legal questions about domestic troop deployments and targeting authorities.

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