U.S. military lays groundwork for potential action around Cuba
The request seeks police, medical and logistics units as planners weigh potential support for a mission in the region.
- The U.S. Army Reserve directed commands to report the availability of six support unit types for U.S. Southern Command, according to an internal message reviewed by CBS News and disclosed last week.
- Amid the Trump administration's mounting economic pressure on Cuba, officials have imposed sanctions and utilized rhetoric suggesting potential military intervention to spark 'fundamental change' on the island.
- Specifically, the message requests military police, medical teams, and engineering battalions, noting they may be 'needed in 90-120 days,' which points to possible action as early as late December.
- A U.S. Southern Command spokesperson declined to discuss 'potential deployment timelines,' stating the command 'continuously coordinates with the Joint Force to assess a range of potential requirements.'
- Military planners have previously examined various contingency options, including an Army-led air assault by the 101st Airborne Division, though no units have received deployment orders.
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‘Sounds like planning for an invasion’: Pentagon surveys Army reserve troops for possible deployment to Cuba
Source link The U.S. Army Reserve is assessing whether it can provide additional troops to U.S. Southern Command within three to four months as American military planners continue examining possible operations involving Cuba. Army Reserve headquarters asked subordinate commands to identify the possible availability of six types of formations that could fall under SOUTHCOM authority
‘Sounds like planning for an invasion’: Pentagon surveys Army reserve troops for possible deployment to Cuba * WorldNetDaily * by Francis Kapper, Daily Caller News Foundation
'The 90- to 120-day timeframe suggests something more imminent than normal contingency planning'
The U.S. Army is weighing to provide the Southern Command with police reinforcements, medical personnel and other support units in the next four months to carry out a military operation against Havana, according to the U.S. media that has had access to internal communication.
THE US military is examining the availability of troops for a possible operation in Cuba as Washington steps up political and economic pressure on Havana.
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The U.S. Army Reserve is assessing whether it can provide additional troops to U.S. Southern Command.
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