WASHINGTON, November 1, 2025 (EFE).— The Pentagon reported today Saturday that the United States Marine Corps recently carried out, on Puerto Rican soil, training that included landing and infiltration maneuvers, at a time marked by the increase in military deployment of Washington in it Caribbean and by the growing fear of a attack on Venezuela.
He Army Southern Command American, whose jurisdiction covers Latin America with the exception of Mexicopublished a message today on the social network Twenty-second Marine Expeditionary Unit carried out “training operations in Puerto Rico”.
The clip shows a LCAC —a big hovercraft that transports troops, vehicles and equipment— when carrying out an amphibious landing with support from several UH-1Y transport helicoptersfrom which the marines also practiced landings, and Apache attack helicopters.
Accompanied by dramatic music to imitate the typical action movie trailer, the images then show Marine squadss scrolling Polaris MRZR —light all-terrain tactical vehicles designed to transport troops over difficult terrain—which then secure firing positions and continue infiltration operations.
Ready for rapid response: U.S. Marines with the @22nd_MEU conduct training operations in Puerto Rico. U.S. military forces are deployed to the Caribbean in support of the #SOUTHCOM mission, @DeptofWar-directed operations, and @POTUS‘ priorities to disrupt illicit drug trafficking… pic.twitter.com/cxClR61U3X
— U.S. Southern Command (@Southcom) November 1, 2025
“US military forces are deployed in the Caribbean in support of the mission of Southern Commandoperations directed by the War Department and the priorities of US President to dismantle the illicit drug trafficking and protect the homeland,” the message ends.
Hours later, at 2 pm (Mérida time), the Army Southern Command posted a photo with the text: “US Marines with @22nd_MEU (Twenty-second Marine Expeditionary Unit) engage a target with an M3E1 multipurpose anti-tank antipersonnel weapon system during a firing exercise at Camp Santiago, Puerto Rico.”
U.S. Marines with the @22nd_MEU engage a target with a M3E1 Multi-purpose Anti-armor Anti-personnel Weapon System during a range on Camp Santiago, Puerto Rico.
U.S. military forces are deployed to the Caribbean in support of the #SOUTHCOM mission, @DeptofWar-directed… pic.twitter.com/Ktw0U4FiRo
— U.S. Southern Command (@Southcom) November 1, 2025
The Trump administration prepares for an attack on Venezuela
These training sessions, which join the live fire exercises also carried out by the Marines from an assault ship this week in the Caribbean, they are announced a day after several US media outlets stated, citing sources close to the White House, that Washington prepares to attack military positions in Venezuela.
The alleged allegation of the government of Donald Trump the thing is ports or airfields —which would be among the primary objectives— controlled by the Venezuelan army are actually used for logistical purposes for the drug trafficking by organizations like the Poster of the Sunswhich according to Washington leads his own Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduroand the leadership of his government and the Armed Forces.
In recent days, the Pentagon redoubled the deployment that began during the summer in the waters of the Caribbean in front of Venezuelawith the dispatch, among others, of its largest and most sophisticated aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald Ford.
With this large contingent, the Army The US has already summarily destroyed just over a dozen boats allegedly linked to drug trafficking, attacks in which most of their occupants died.
The American president himself, Donald Trumpand his Secretary of State, Marco Rubiothey denied the day before that Washington is preparing to attack Venezueladespite the unquestionable increase in military pressure on Caracas.