Coverage dated August 14, 2025

US will deploy air and naval forces to Southern Caribbean to target cartels

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The United States is deploying air and naval forces to the Southern Caribbean Sea to address threats from Latin American drug cartels, according to Reuters, citing officials. The assets will include several P-8 reconnaissance aircraft, at least one warship, and at least one attack submarine, with th…

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  1. CNN

    US military deploying over 4,000 additional troops to waters around Latin America as part of Trump’s counter-cartel mission (opens CNN)

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    The US military is deploying more than 4,000 Marines and sailors to the waters around Latin America and the Caribbean as part of a ramped-up effort to combat drug cartels, two US defense officials told CNN — a dramatic show of force that will give the president a broad range of military options shou…

  2. BNO News

    US will deploy air and naval forces to Southern Caribbean to target cartels (opens BNO News)

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    The United States is deploying air and naval forces to the Southern Caribbean Sea to address threats from Latin American drug cartels, according to Reuters, citing officials. The assets will include several P-8 reconnaissance aircraft, at least one warship, and at least one attack submarine, with th…

  3. The Daily Caller

    US Reportedly Deploying Forces To Fight Cartels (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The U.S. is reportedly deploying forces to the southern Caribbean to fight Latin American drug cartels

  4. Washington Examiner

    US military sending assets to Caribbean for cartel mission (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The U.S. military is deploying troops to the southern Caribbean as part of the Trump administration's desired crackdown on drug cartels in Central America.

  5. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    U.S. forces head to southern Caribbean in anti-cartel operation | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    WASHINGTON >> The United States has ordered the deployment of air and naval forces to the southern Caribbean Sea to address threats from Latin American drug cartels, three sources briefed on the decision told Reuters on Thursday.

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