U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is scheduled to make a stopover in Guam on Thursday, following a two-day visit to Hawaii on Tuesday and Wednesday, where he met with Indo-Pacific Command leaders and delivered speeches.
Details of his Guam visit were not scheduled to be released, according to a spokesperson for Joint Region Marianas.
Adelup spokesperson Krystal Paco-San Agustin said she could confirm only that Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero is scheduled to meet with Hegseth.
The Pentagon announced Friday that Hegseth, in his first official trip to the Indo-Pacific, would be traveling to Hawaii, Guam, the Philippines and Japan to meet with senior U.S. military and civilian leadership and participate in a series of bilateral meetings.
In Guam, Hegseth is expected to tour military facilities and receive capability briefs.
It's not clear how long he will be on island or if he will visit any civilian sites.
When asked at a press conference on Wednesday, Guam Police Department Chief Stephen Ignacio said, "It doesn't sound like Secretary Hegseth is planning to leave the confines of a military base or service bases as of yet, but we have not received any requests for escorts or security."
Hegseth mentioned Guam during his confirmation hearing in January before the Senate Committee on Armed Services. Montana Sen. Tom Sheehy asked Hegseth, "What do you think our most important strategic base is in the Pacific?"
Hegseth responded, "In the Pacific, Guam is pretty strategically significant."
Hegseth will travel next to the Philippines where he will "advance security objectives with Philippine forces," the Pentagon press release stated.
The secretary will conclude his first official trip to the Indo-Pacific in Japan, where he will "participate in a ceremony commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima and will later meet with Japanese leaders and U.S. military forces," according to the release.
Upon his arrival at Hawaii's Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam on Tuesday, Hegseth responded to reporters about the controversy surrounding a discussion among high-level Trump administration officials on the chat app Signal that inadvertently included an editor for The Atlantic magazine.
The chat focused on a U.S. military attack on Houthi rebels in Yemen, in which Hegseth provided details on how and when the airstrikes would take place.
Hegseth disputed the details released about the chat, telling reporters Tuesday that "nobody was texting war plans."
Democratic leaders have called for an investigation into how a journalist was mistakenly added to the chat, which then provided access to highly sensitive information before an attack.