Six F-35B stealth fighters landed in Puerto Rico. They joined a US military operation against drug cartels. This deployment is one of the largest in the Caribbean in recent years. It follows rising tensions with Venezuela.

The aircraft join an armada of eight ships and 4,500 Marines deployed to fight cartels and to deliver a message to Venezuelan dictator Nicholas Maduro.

Puerto Rico takes center stage in Trump administration's fight against drug cartels as top military officials meet with Governor González-Colón at Muñiz Air Base.

The deployment follows President Donald Trump’s order last week to send ten F-35s to the Caribbean as part of a broader military buildup aimed at countering drug cartels.

Their arrival in the U.S. territory comes more than a week after ships carrying hundreds of U.S. marines deployed to Puerto Rico for a training exercise, a move that some on the island have criticized.

OKINAWA, Japan – Matthew Sharman tossed six shutout innings and six different U.S. hitters had multi-hit games as Team USA beat Puerto Rico, 7-0, in its Super Round finale at the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) U-18 Baseball World Cup on Saturday afternoon at Okinawa Cellular Stadium.

Several U.S. F-35 fighter jets landed in Puerto Rico in response to regional tensions with Venezuela. The deployment aims to counteract drug cartels. Despite the aggressive military presence, the U.S.

The group protested this Saturday in front of Fort Buchanan, in Guaynabo, as part of their opposition to the use of Puerto Rican land for more military exercises