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Five F-35B Lightning II stealth fighters arrived at Roosevelt Roads base to support counter-narcotics efforts amid rising US-Venezuela military tensions, officials said.
- On September 14, five U.S. F-35 fighter jets arrived in Puerto Rico, landing at the decommissioned military airfield located in Ceiba, amid escalating tensions in the Caribbean region.
- This deployment came shortly after President Trump announced plans to increase the number of aircraft in the region to enhance efforts against drug trafficking.
- Separately, on September 2, U.S. forces struck a vessel in the Caribbean killing 11 people, which the U.S. claims was trafficking drugs, but Venezuela denies the allegations.
- Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil said 18 armed personnel boarded a vessel for eight hours, detained nine fishermen, and claimed provocations aim to justify military escalation.
- These events reflect escalating U.S.-Venezuela tensions and prompted Venezuela to mobilize armed forces under "Plan Independencia 200" to secure coastlines.
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Since the Pentagon had announced that it would send war planes to the Caribbean island, Puerto Ricans had expressed their rejection of attempts to remilitarize their country in order to attack other nations such as Venezuela and Cuba.
San Juan, Sep 14 (EFE).- At least five U.S. Navy F-35 fighter planes arrived at the runway of the regional airport José Aponte de la Torre, the former Roosevelt Roads base, in the municipality of Ceiba, in northeastern Puerto Rico, fueling tension in the Caribbean. Also, a U.S. Armed Forces Boeing C-5 aircraft split into that same base, according to local media reports. These aircraft are added to the U.S. deployment of eight military ships with…
At least five U.S. Navy F-35 fighter jets landed on the runway of José Aponte de la Torre Regional Airport, the former Roosevelt Roads base, in the municipality of Ceiba, northeast of Puerto Rico.
U.S. F-35s seen landing in Puerto Rico amid Venezuela tensions | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
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.
US-Venezuela Tensions Escalate As Five F-35 Fighter Jets Land in Puerto Rico
Military tensions between the United States and Venezuela continue to rise as five US F-35 fighter jets landed in Puerto Rico in the Caribbean archipelago, while Caracas condemned a US Navy raid on a Venezuelan fishing vessel, Euro News reported. US-Venezuela Tensions Escalate As Five F-35 Fighter Jets Land in Puerto Rico.
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