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General Dan Caine reviews preparations with 10,000 U.S. troops amid the largest naval buildup near Venezuela since the Cuban Missile Crisis, signaling intensified military pressure.
- This past week, Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, visited U.S. troops in Puerto Rico and a U.S. Navy warship in the Caribbean to thank service members ahead of Thanksgiving.
- The administration escalated pressure by designating the Cartel de los Soles as a foreign terrorist organization, while President Donald Trump approved CIA covert measures and the Pentagon increased its Caribbean presence.
- Operation Southern Spear is the largest U.S. naval buildup in the Caribbean since the Cuban Missile Crisis, with the Gerald R. Ford arriving last week and about 15,000 troops deployed.
- Regional leaders expressed concern as the Federal Aviation Administration warned of increased military activity and some airlines suspended flights, while Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva urged diplomatic solutions.
- Beyond the Caribbean, U.S. representatives and the Ukrainian delegation reported progress in Geneva peace talks even as allies warned the U.S. plan may concede too much to Russia and Ukraine's top prosecutor cited 178,391 war crime investigations.
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General Dan Caine, head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, began his tour of the Caribbean with a visit to the troops stationed in Puerto Rico and a warship deployed in the area. The visit takes place at a critical moment in a possible US military intervention against the Nicolás Maduro Regime in Venezuela and after the official designation of the Cartel of the Suns as a Foreign Terrorist Organization by the Trump Administration.]]>
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. U.S. Chief of Staff Dan Caine will visit Trinidad and Tobago on Tuesday to discuss drug trafficking amid the military deployment in Caribbean waters, announced Monday the U.S. Embassy in Port of Spain. Caine will meet with Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar. “The visit will focus on the strong bilateral relationship between the two nations, the strengthening of regional stability and regional unity around t…
The main military command of the United States, the Chief of Staff, General Dan Caine, has moved to a military base in Puerto Rico to meet with soldiers and senior officers of the South Command. This command, responsible for U.S. operations in Latin America, is in charge of the huge naval deployment and troops that Donald Trump has ordered in the Caribbean with the argument of fighting drug trafficking, although the Venezuelan government, and va…
Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff to Visit Puerto Rico, Caribbean
Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff to Visit Puerto Rico, Caribbean
Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will visit Puerto Rico and a Navy warship in the Caribbean this week as the Trump administration intensifies pressure on Venezuela and weighs possible military options.U.S. officials say the stated purpose of the trip is to thank American troops ahead of Thanksgiving. But Caine, a key architect of Operation Southern Spear — the largest U.S. naval buildup in the Caribbean since the Cuban …
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