"Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other senior defense officials visited Puerto Rico on Monday, as the Pentagon looks to intensify military operations against drug cartels based in Latin American countries. The visit was announced in a social media post by Puerto Rico Gov. Jenniffer González-Colón. It follows last week's deadly military strike against a vessel in the Caribbean Sea that President Donald Trump said was smuggling narcotics from Venezuela and bound for the United States."
"Senior administration officials have forecast that more strikes are possible, with Vice President JD Vance saying Saturday on social media that "killing cartel members who poison our fellow citizens is the highest and best use of our military." The Trump administration has not produced evidence verifying who - and what - was aboard the vessel when it was blown up."
"The Pentagon is weighing plans to make Puerto Rico a central part of its operations in the region, possibly conducting military flights out of the island territory, said two U.S. officials, who like some others spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the issue's sensitivity. The effort includes the possible deployment of fighter jets to the island, one of the officials said, confirming a detail reported earlier by Reuters."
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other senior defense officials visited Puerto Rico as the Pentagon considers intensifying military operations against drug cartels in Latin America. The visit followed a recent deadly military strike on a vessel in the Caribbean Sea that President Donald Trump said was smuggling narcotics from Venezuela; eleven "narco-terrorists" were killed in that operation. Senior officials forecast additional strikes, and Vice President JD Vance endorsed killing cartel members. The Pentagon is weighing making Puerto Rico a regional operations hub, possibly hosting military flights and deploying fighter jets, while an armada of at least eight warships has been assembled in the region.
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