News|DrugsTop US military adviser tours Caribbean as pressure on Venezuela deepensThe trip underscores the growing role of the US military buildup to pressure Venezuela over alleged drug-trafficking operations.
The United States’ top military officer traveled to Puerto Rico on Monday as Washington continues one of its largest naval deployments in the Caribbean in decades, escalating tensions with Venezuela centred on alleged anti-drug operations.
The United States’ top military officer traveled to Puerto Rico on Monday as Washington continues one of its largest naval deployments in the Caribbean in decades, escalating tensions with Venezuela centred on alleged anti-drug operations.
Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and President Donald Trump’s chief military adviser, met with troops stationed in Puerto Rico and on board a Navy warship in regional waters on Monday. Caine’s office said the visit would allow him to “engage with service members and thank them for their outstanding support to regional missions”.
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Caine’s office said the visit would allow him to “engage with service members and thank them for their outstanding support to regional missions”.
An E/A-18G Growler aircraft lands on the flight deck of the world's largest aircraft carrier, Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), during flight operations in the western Atlantic Ocean. U.S. military forces are deployed to the Caribbean in support of…
Based on reporting by Al Jazeera.
