Overview
- The Wall Street Journal reported that at least 10 CV-22 Ospreys arrived Monday night from Cannon Air Force Base, with C-17s from Fort Stewart and Fort Campbell also landing in Puerto Rico.
- Newsweek cited MizarVision satellite imagery dated December 23 showing roughly 22 F-35s parked at Roosevelt Roads in Ceiba.
- Air & Space Forces Magazine reported Vermont Air National Guard F-35As joined Marine F-35Bs on the island along with HH-60W helicopters, C-130 variants and AC-130J gunships.
- A carrier group centered on the USS Gerald R. Ford is operating in the Caribbean, with Super Hornets flying alongside a U.S. Air Force B-52, according to Newsweek.
- U.S. Southern Command highlighted training for roughly 2,200 Marines and characterized movements as routine while withholding details for security, as President Trump touted a “massive armada” and suggested potential land operations.