US EditionUS F-35s seen landing in Puerto Rico amid Venezuela tensions
The U.S. deployed 10 F-35 jets and 4,500 military personnel to Puerto Rico and the Caribbean Sea to disrupt drug trafficking networks linked to Venezuela's Tren de Aragua cartel.
- Five U.S. F-35 aircraft landed in Puerto Rico as part of a military buildup ordered by President Donald Trump to counter drug cartels amid rising tensions with Venezuela.
- U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth visited Puerto Rico this week, coinciding with the military buildup amid increased tensions with Venezuela.
- Trump announced the plan to send more aircraft, clarifying that the United States was not discussing regime change in Venezuela.
- Venezuela reported that none of the 11 people killed were drug traffickers, highlighting the ongoing conflict over drug-related violence.
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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."
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