US troops pictured training in dense Puerto Rico forest as Venezuela invasion fears grow
New images show Marines training in a forest compound in Puerto Rico amid fears an invasion of Venezuela by the U.S. is imminent.
The 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit posted a series of photos depicting training operations from late September on its Facebook page over the past several weeks.
Most show exercises in a dense Puerto Rican forest near Camp Santiago — a base owned and operated by the Puerto Rico National Guard. It comes after an expert claimed Trump is creating a huge national security risk with his ‘nonsensical’ Venezuela decision.
Others feature videos of training operations, including one that showed Marines loading and firing mortars into an empty field near the treeline.
Yet more showed Marines rappelling from helicopters, storming the beaches in hovercraft from Navy ships, or operating tanks across beaches and fields. Some can be seen slashing their way through the forest, cutting the brush as they make their way toward exercise mission targets.
Some of the images show troops storming the beaches and operating tanks in training exercises (Image: 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit)
Every post details what the images or videos show, as well as the location of each exercise. Most are tagged Puerto Rico, while others are tagged Caribbean Sea.
“U.S. military forces are deployed to the Caribbean in support of the U.S. Southern Command mission, Department of War-directed operations, and the president’s priorities to disrupt illicit drug trafficking and protect the homeland,” each one reads. There are dozens.
Part of the troops’ mission is the “beautification” of the Cold War-era naval base, which was designed to keep Cuba and the threat of a Red Scare in the Caribbean in check.
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GUNS N GEAR
It is my understanding the Marines no longer have Tanks.
Tanks in the jungle?
No, t’anks.