March 4, 2026
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TAMPA, Fla. – On Thursday, March 5, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth will visit U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) headquarters at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Fla.
During the visit, Secretary Hegseth will meet with Adm. Brad Cooper, CENTCOM commander, for updates on Operation Epic Fury.
U.S. and partner forces launched Operation Epic Fury on Feb. 28 to dismantle the Iranian regime’s security apparatus, prioritizing locations that posed an imminent threat.
The first four days of the large-scale operation included more than 2,000 strikes with over 2,000 precision munitions launched from air, land, and sea. U.S. forces have decimated the Iranian regime’s ballistic missile capabilities and are sinking their naval vessels to the bottom of the sea.
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