The U.S. Defense Secretary’s remarks at a ribbon cutting for a new American-financed dock triggered a fiery response f.

Capt. Efrain Hallax was part of the first batch of Panamanians hired in 1983 to start replacing the American pilots who had steered ships through the Panama Canal since it opened in 1914.

PANAMA CITY — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday the Panama Canal faces ongoing threats from China but that together the United States and Panama will keep it secure. Hegseth’s ...