US EditionU.S. Moves Troops and Additional Special Operations Aircraft Into Caribbean: WSJ
At least 15,000 U.S. troops and 10 Osprey aircraft are deployed to disrupt drug trafficking and sanction evasion linked to Venezuela, expanding military pressure on Maduro’s regime.
- More U.S. troops and special operations aircraft have deployed in the Caribbean as Donald Trump stated that operations against drug traffickers in Venezuela would begin soon, according to the Wall Street Journal.
- The deployment included at least 10 Osprey aircraft and is considered the largest U.S. military presence in South America in many years, as reported by the Journal.
- Trump confirmed military strikes will target vessels carrying drugs and escalate actions against oil tankers violating sanctions off Venezuela's coast.
- Polls indicate that a majority of Americans disapprove of a war with Venezuela, amid ongoing military strikes against alleged drug traffickers by the U.S. government.
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U.S. Moves Special Operations Aircraft Near Venezuela to "Prepositioning Forces to Take Action"
(ZeroHedge)—“They are prepositioning forces to take action,” David Deptula, a retired Air Force lieutenant general and dean of the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies, told The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday of the ongoing US forces build-up in the southern Caribbean. The WSJ commentary further assessed that “The movement of such assets indicates that the administration already has decided on a course of action” – though with President Trum…
Trump deploys troops and special ops aircraft to Caribbean as U.S. moves closer to war with Venezuela
Trump deploys troops and special ops aircraft to Caribbean as U.S. moves closer to war with Venezuela | 23 Dec 2025 | The United States deployed large amounts of troops and special operations aircraft to the Caribbean this week as tensions continue to escalate between Donald Trump and Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro. The fleet includes no fewer than ten CV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft, C-17 cargo aircraft, as well as troops and other equipment…
The Trump Administration mobilized troops and planes for additional special operations to the Caribbean. As part of its pressure campaign against Venezuela's dictatorship, led by Nicolás Maduro, the president deployed additional assets and reserved for high-level missions this week.Read more]]>
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The Independent (US)US moves special ops aircraft to Caribbean as Trump ramps up pressure: report
Osprey aircraft included in latest force deployment to Caribbean, which Trump claimed Monday is largest armada ever assembled in the region
US President Donald Trump said last week that he did not rule out the possibility of war with Venezuela.
U.S. Moves Troops and Additional Special Operations Aircraft Into Caribbean
The U.S. moved large numbers of special-operations aircraft, troops and equipment into the Caribbean area this week, giving Washington additional options for possible military action in Venezuela, according to U.S. officials and open source flight-tracking data.
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