Hegseth Visits Puerto Rico
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Latin Times on MSNPuerto Rico Governor Fires Back at Maduro's Invasion Remarks, Accuses Him of 'Filling the Island with Drugs'
Maduro had challenged the governor to "lead from the front" if an invasion of Venezuela were to take place amid ongoing U.S. military exercises in the Caribbean
The 10 F-35 fighter jets are being deployed to the Caribbean for operations targeting drug cartels, one source said.
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.
Governor González expressed her backing for the U.S. military operations earlier this week describing the deployment of forces as an effort to "attack the source" of drug trafficking