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Hegseth takes War on Drugs to Puerto Rico, Astronaut Sonny Williams talks Space & Trump takes it to Chicago
U.S.–Venezuela Tensions and Puerto Rico’s Military Role U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Dan Kane made an unannounced visit to Puerto Rico. The visit follows a U.S. military strike against a Venezuelan-linked cartel vessel. Puerto Rico is being discussed as a strategic hub for counter-narcotics operations, with deployments of F-35 fighter jets, warships, and Marines. The commentary suggests this signals a shift in U.S. defense strategy toward securing the Western Hemisphere rather than focusing solely on Europe or the Indo-Pacific. Puerto Rico’s…
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