He Ampibio group of immediate deployment Iwo Jima (Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group) of the Navy of USA are directed to the coast of Venezuelaas part of the efforts of the president of Donald Trump against Latin American drug cartels.
The ships left the port of Norfolk, Virginia. In turn, the regime of Nicolás Maduro He informed that, in response, it will patrol its waters with drones and ships from the Navy.
For his part, the Prime Minister of the Caribbean Island of Curacao announced that the three destroyers also deployed by the US (the Uss Sampson, USS Serly and USS Jason Dunham) They will begin on Thursday to the coast of the Maduro regime.
The US spread the first images of their ships to Venezuela
The ships that make up the group are the amphibious assault ship USS IWO JIMAthe amphibious transportation USS San Antonio and the landing ship USS Fort Lauderdale. Between the three they carry about 4,500 troops, as well as the Marines Expeditionary Unit N ° 22, with 2200 Marina.
At the moment, the Pentagon did not announce what type of actions will carry out with the deployment, but this responds to an executive order signed by Trump that authorizes the Defense Department To use resources from the Armed Forces to combat drug cartels cataloged as “terrorists”, such as the Venezuelan Aragua train.
Among them is also the Los Soles posterof which Trump accused Maduro himself of being his leader. He Venezuelan Defense Minister, Vladimir Padrinoresponded by social networks to the operation announcing an “important deployment of drones with different missions” and “river tours with marine infantry” in the northwest of the country.
“Naval Patrols in Lake Maracaibo, Naval Patrols in the Gulf of Venezuela and ships of greater bearing higher north in our territorial waters,” added the official.
Venezuelan authorities also reported the mobilization of 15,000 troops to the border with Colombia with the same objective of anti -drug actions. According to Maduro, Venezuela already has about 4.5 million reservists to deal with any threat, a figure questioned by experts.
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North American reinforcements
Three “destructive” warships are added to the Amphibio group, seen last time near the Curacao coast. The ships of this group are war ships of guided missile destroyers of the Arleight Burke class, With Aegis combat systems of more than 90 missiles, including Earth-Aire missiles.
In addition, several were sent P-8 surveillance aircraftalso known as Poseidon, designed for recognition, surveillance and anti -submarine warfare, and A nuclear submarinecapable of launching long -range missiles and operating in intelligence and deterrence missions.
As reinforcement, Trump also ordered the sending of additional ships to the south of the Caribbean Sea. He USS Lake Eriea guided missile cruise, and the USS Newport News, a fast attack nuclear submarine, will arrive in the region at the beginning of next week, anonymous sources said.
Source: Ambito
