Overview

• The presidential DNU 697/2025, signed on September 30, authorizes U.S. troops to enter Argentina for the joint exercise known as Operación Tridente.
• The drills are scheduled for October 26 to November 15 at naval bases in Mar del Plata, Puerto Belgrano, and Ushuaia, with additional maritime and land training areas.
• Buenos Aires minister Carlos Bianco requested information from Defense Minister Luis Petri about impacts on provincial territory and reported receiving no reply.
• Official documents state the Argentine Navy will fund the visiting forces’ stay with an estimated 60,211,157 pesos drawn from its Defense allocation.
• The national government frames the training as a strategic interoperability opportunity, while reporting has noted questions about the decree’s timing ahead of Milei’s meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump.