US EditionUS F-35s seen landing in Puerto Rico amid Venezuela tensions
The deployment includes 10 F-35 jets joining over 4,500 U.S. military personnel and multiple naval vessels to target Venezuelan-linked drug cartels, aiming to disrupt trafficking operations.
- Five U.S. F-35 aircraft were seen landing in Puerto Rico after after President Donald Trump last week ordered 10 of the fighters to join a military buildup in the Caribbean to counter drug cartels amid rising tensions with Venezuela.
- The U.S. military killed 11 people in a strike on a Venezuelan vessel allegedly carrying illegal narcotics, and intercepted a Venezuelan fishing vessel.
- President Trump designated Venezuelan and other cartels as terrorist organizations, and hailed the strike that killed 11 as a rare U.S. military action in the Americas.
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Five US F-35 jets have landed in Puerto Rico, after President Donald Trump last week ordered ten stealth aircraft to join a deployment to the Caribbean to fight drug cartels, amid rising tensions with Venezuela.
5 US F-35 jets land in Puerto Rico amid tensions with Venezuela
Five US F-35 fighter jets arrived in Puerto Rico on Saturday as part of President Donald Trump’s military buildup in the Caribbean, a move officially linked to counter-narcotics operations but seen as adding to tensions with Venezuela.
US F-35s seen landing in Puerto Rico amid Venezuela tensions
Five U.S. F-35 aircraft were seen landing in Puerto Rico on Saturday after President Donald Trump last week ordered 10 of the stealth fighters to join a military buildup in the Caribbean to counter drug cartels amid rising tensions with Venezuela.
Asked about the aircraft, a Pentagon official said: "We have no change to our military posture to announce at this time."
The US deployed 5 F-35 stealth jets in Puerto Rico. Venezuela accused the US of stopping fishing vessels. The situation worsened.
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