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Hegseth Visits Puerto Rico

Secretary of War Hegseth lands in Puerto Rico as US ramps up Caribbean cartel fight with naval forces

"We thank President Trump and his administration for recognizing Puerto Rico’s strategic importance to our national security, and for their commitment to combat drug cartels and the narco-dictator Ni...

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Hegseth and Caine visit Puerto Rico as US steps up military operations in the Caribbean

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Hegseth visits Puerto Rico as US boosts Caribbean military operations

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Hegseth travels to Puerto Rico during training

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrived in Puerto Rico on Monday as the U.S. steps up its military operations against drug car...

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Pentagon sets its sights on Puerto Rico in combatting cartels

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Hegseth exhorts troops in Puerto Rico to prepare for ‘real world’ battle with drug cartels in Caribbean

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US deployment in Caribbean ‘not training’, says defence chief Hegseth

Hegseth visited troops on the USS Iwo Jima warship on Monday, where, in reference to the administration’s push to curtail drug trade into the US, he said: “What you’re doing right now is not training...

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Hegseth travels to Puerto Rico as the U.S. sends military assets into the Caribbean

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Hegseth, Caine visit Puerto Rico amid administration’s cartel fight

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Cruise ship passenger in Puerto Rico jumps overboard allegedly to avoid $16,000 gambling debt

Upon further investigation, Royal Caribbean told investigators that Gonzalez-Diaz was booked under the name Jeremy Diaz, and that he owed $16,710.24 to the cruise line, according to the complaint.

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Royal Caribbean cruise passenger dives overboard to allegedly dodge $16,000 gambling debt

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Cruiser Arrested After Jumping Overboard Royal Caribbean Ship to Avoid $16,000 Debt

US defense secretary tells sailors off Puerto Rico: this isn't training

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth told sailors and Marines on a warship off Puerto Rico on Monday that they were not deployed to the Caribbean for training but instead sent to the "front lines" of a critical counter-narcotics mission.

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U.S. sending 10 fighter jets to Puerto Rico for operations targeting drug cartels

The 10 F-35 fighter jets are being deployed to the Caribbean for operations targeting drug cartels, one source said.

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Troops Already on St. Croix See Wider Regional Buildup as Hegseth Declares Caribbean Deployment Is “Not Training”

United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told Marines aboard the USS Iwo Jima in Puerto Rico this week that their deployment to the Caribbean was “not training,” underscoring the seriousness of Washington’s latest military escalation in the region.

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Fentanyl Crisis Expanding Across Puerto Rico, Costa Rica and Dominican Republic, According to International Reports

Puerto Rico's fatal overdoses tied to fentanyl outpace homicides, Costa Rica probes suspected pill labs after large tablet seizures, and the Dominican Republic surfaces in U.S. financial intelligence and indictments.

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Top Pentagon officials visit Puerto Rico as tensions with Venezuela soar

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the top U.S. general Dan Caine made a surprise visit to Puerto Rico on Monday, the first trip by senior Pentagon officials there since the start of a military buildup in the Caribbean that has escalated tensions with Venezuela.