{"id":12013,"date":"2025-11-03T15:10:51","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T12:10:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/?p=12013"},"modified":"2025-11-03T15:10:51","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T12:10:51","slug":"us-reactivates-puerto-rico-naval-base-amid-venezuela-tensions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harici.com.tr\/en\/us-reactivates-puerto-rico-naval-base-amid-venezuela-tensions\/","title":{"rendered":"US reactivates Puerto Rico naval base amid Venezuela tensions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Reuters<\/em> <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/graphics\/USA-CARIBBEAN\/MILITARY-BUILDUP\/egpbbnzyrpq\/\">reported<\/a><\/span> that the US military has reactivated the Roosevelt Roads naval base in Puerto Rico, which has been closed since 2004.<\/p>\n<p>The agency reported that runway cleaning and repair work was carried out in September at the base, which is reportedly being prepared for possible military operations against Venezuela.<\/p>\n<p>Experts told the agency that after the base is repaired, fighter jets and heavy military transport aircraft could be stationed there.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the Pentagon is also reportedly modernizing civilian airports in Puerto Rico and on the island of St. Croix.<\/p>\n<p>Mobile control towers have reportedly been installed and ammunition depots have been built at these facilities, which are located approximately 800 kilometers from Venezuela.<\/p>\n<p>Christopher Hernandez-Roy, a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), told Reuters, &#8220;I think all of this is being done to intimidate the regime of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and the generals around him and to create division.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Military buildup in the Caribbean<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The agency emphasizes that the infrastructure work is accompanied by the largest military buildup in the Caribbean Basin since 1994. Elements deployed to the region since August include:<\/p>\n<p>-The Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier strike group, comprising 75 aircraft and 10,000 soldiers.<\/p>\n<p>-At least 13 warships, including destroyers and a nuclear submarine.<\/p>\n<p>-The special vessel MV Ocean Trader, linked to US special forces.<\/p>\n<p>-B-52 and B-1 Lancer strategic bombers conducting regular flights off the coast of Venezuela.<\/p>\n<p>Although the White House has officially justified the military activities in the region as a measure to combat drug trafficking, experts say the scale of the buildup and the nature of the work at the bases point to preparations for a large-scale military operation against Venezuela.<\/p>\n<p>In a report published on October 31,\u00a0<em>The Washington Post<\/em>\u00a0reported that Maduro has sought help from Russia, China, and Iran to strengthen his country&#8217;s military potential.<\/p>\n<p>The report alleged that Washington plans to attack military facilities in Venezuela that it claims are used for drug trafficking, while also reporting that the US President has denied these claims.<\/p>\n<p><!-- notionvc: 6f917a47-58e9-4e91-9dbb-232b09d4d4ff --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reuters reported that the US military has reactivated the Roosevelt Roads naval base in Puerto Rico, which has been closed since 2004. The agency reported that runway cleaning and repair work was carried out in September at the base, which is reportedly being prepared for possible military operations against Venezuela. 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