US EditionTop Pentagon Officials Visit Puerto Rico as US Steps Up Caribbean Military Operations
The U.S. deployed over 4,500 Marines and 10 F-35 jets in a major operation targeting the Venezuelan-linked Tren de Aragua cartel amid rising regional tensions.
- U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and General Dan Caine visited Puerto Rico to target drug cartels in Latin America and the Caribbean.
- The Pentagon reported killing 11 people on a boat of 'narcoterrorists' off Venezuela's coast.
- Hegseth announced plans to deploy 10 F-35 fighter jets to Puerto Rico for drug cartel operations.
- Puerto Rico's Governor Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon expressed her honor in welcoming Hegseth and Caine during their visit.
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Alarm in Puerto Rico about use of Island for U.S. aggression in Latin America
Puerto Rico has a long history of protests against using the island for U.S. military purposes. Now, in reaction to the Trump administration’s aggressive actions toward Venezuela, new protests are gearing up. Trump has called for the arrest and replacement of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, alleging that he is a major sponsor of narcotics exports to the United States through the Cartel de Soles (Cartel of Suns) and the Tren de Aragua (A…
Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth made a surprise visit to Puerto Rico and a ship in the Caribbean this Monday, official sources reported, after the United States deployed about ten F-35 fighters as part of its anti-drug operations. Hegseth was accompanied by the highest military officer in the United States, General Dan Caine, and both were received by Jenniffer González-Colón, the territorial governor, who announced the visit in a publication in X.
Hegseth visits Puerto Rico as Pentagon considers new cartel missions
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrived in Puerto Rico on Monday. It was an unannounced visit that signals the Pentagon is ramping up its fight against Latin American drug cartels. Puerto Rico Gov. Jenniffer González-Colón posted images of Hegseth arriving alongside Joint Chiefs Chair General Dan Caine. "We thank [President] Trump and his Administration for recognizing the strategic value Puerto Rico has to the national security of the United Sta…
U.S. Troop Deployment in Caribbean: Not Training
U.S. Deployment in the Caribbean: Why Defense Secretary Hegseth Says “This Is Not Training” Introduction The United States has entered a new and tense chapter in its military posture with the announcement that thousands of American troops have been deployed to the Caribbean. In early September 2025, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visited the USS Iwo Jima, docked near Puerto Rico, and told sailors and Marines: “This is not training.” The naval op…
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