US military buildup in Caribbean sees bombers, Marines and warships converge near Venezuela
Story by Morgan Phillips • 4h
FOX News
Trump ramps up fight against narco-terrorists as US strikes seventh drug boat
The United States has significantly increased its military presence across the Caribbean under U.S. Southern Command, deploying bombers, warships, and Marines as part of an expanded campaign targeting drug-trafficking and so-called "narco-terrorist" networks operating near Venezuela.
In addition to seven strikes on boats believed to be carrying narcotics, the Trump administration has built up thousands of troops in the region.
War Secretary Pete Hegseth this month announced the creation of a new counter-narcotics Joint Task Force operating near Southern Command, saying it was established "to crush the cartels, stop the poison, and keep America safe." The task force will coordinate air, maritime, and special-operations missions across the region — marking the largest U.S. military effort in the Caribbean in decades.
U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bombers and Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II fighters recently conducted a bomber attack demonstration over the region — a show of force captured in Defense Department imagery. For four hours on Wednesday, B-52s from Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana patrolled near Venezuela’s coast in a display of might aimed at Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro.
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