A rare military-to-military meeting between the United States and Cuba has drawn attention amid rising tensions in the Caribbean. U.S. Southern Command confirmed that General Francis Donovan met senior Cuban military officials near the perimeter of Naval Station Guantanamo Bay. The talks focused on operational security and maintaining communication between both militaries. The development comes as the USS Nimitz Carrier Strike Group increases the U.S. military presence in the region and follows recent warnings from Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel about the consequences of any potential military confrontation.