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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — 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 for an unexpected visit as the U.S. steps up its military operations against drug cartels in the Caribbean. Their arrival in the U.S. territory comes more than a week after …

US defense secretary tells sailors off Puerto Rico: this isn’t training  Reuters Secretary of War Hegseth lands in Puerto Rico as US ramps up Caribbean cartel fight with naval forces  Fox News Hegseth and Caine visit Puerto Rico as US steps up military operations in the Caribbean  AP News Hegseth and top general secretly visit Puerto Rico as Venezuela tensions simmer  USA Today Hegseth …

Hegseth in Puerto Rico as Pentagon eyes island for military usage  The Washington PostView Full Coverage on Google News Source link

Top Pentagon officials visit Puerto Rico as tensions with Venezuela soar  ReutersView Full Coverage on Google News Source link

U.S. deploying fighter jets to Puerto Rico U.S. deploying 10 fighter jets to Puerto Rico in drug cartel crackdown 06:51 The U.S. is sending 10 F-35 fighter jets to the Caribbean for operations targeting drug cartels, a source familiar with the plans confirmed Friday. Tensions with Venezuela have been rising over the drug trade and the deadly U.S. strike earlier …

Donald Trump is sending 10 F-35 fighter jets to Puerto Rico to bolster US military operations against drug cartels in the Caribbean region, it was reported on Friday. If follows a deadly US missile strike on Tuesday on a boat in the Caribbean Sea that the Trump administration insisted was carrying 11 Venezuelan drug traffickers, and comments by secretary of …

US deploying 10 fighter jets to Puerto Rico for drug cartel fight  Reuters Trump sends 10 fighter planes to Puerto Rico amid war on Caribbean drug cartels  The Guardian US warships’ Caribbean mission will divert drugs to the Pacific, experts warn  CNN Trump Deploys F-35s to Puerto Rico in War on Drug Cartels: Report  Newsweek US deploying 10 fighter jets to Puerto Rico in …

The TWZ Newsletter Weekly insights and analysis on the latest developments in military technology, strategy, and foreign policy. As the U.S. deploys an armada of ships and aircraft to the southern Caribbean, at least partly aimed at Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro, the U.S. Navy and Marines are conducting an amphibious landing training exercise in southern Puerto Rico. While the U.S. Marine …

Bad Bunny’s concert, titled “No Me Quiero Ir De Aquí” (“I Don’t Want To Leave Here”), is a love letter to Puerto Rico, and especially to the many thousands of Puerto Ricans who’ve been forced to leave their island in search of economic opportunity elsewhere, or are facing pressure to make that decision. Erika P. Rodríguez for NPR/NPR hide caption …

Lisa Bucci, Hurricane Specialist, works near screens showing Tropical Storm Erin as they continue to track its progress on August 13, 2025 at the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Erin strengthened into a hurricane on Friday as it approached the northeast Caribbean, prompting forecasters to warn of possible flooding and landslides. The storm is …