U.S. Releases Video of Reported Marine Operations in the Caribbean

CARIBBEAN SEA – The U.S. Southern Command has released new video showing Marines conducting live-fire boat operations in the Caribbean Sea, part of what officials call a mission to disrupt illegal drug trafficking.

The footage comes amid a significant U.S. military buildup in the region, including guided-missile destroyers, F-35 fighter jets, a nuclear submarine, and thousands of troops.

Since early September, there have been at least ten strikes in the Caribbean and Pacific, a campaign that’s heightened tensions with Venezuela and Colombia.

The Pentagon has released few details about those strikes, including how much contraband was seized or who was killed.