U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel met with Danish Defense Minister Nicolai Wammen at the Pentagon Wednesday. The two defense chiefs reaffirmed the countries' strong relationship based upon shared approaches to defense and security issues and pledged to continue to deepen military cooperation, Pentagon spokesman George Little said in a statement. "The two leaders highlighted the long friendship between the two nations' armed forces, as well as present-day cooperation in North Atlantic Treaty Organization-led (NATO-led) operations in Afghanistan, off the Horn of Africa, and cyber defense," Little said.