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[@SA_Defensa](/creator/twitter/SA_Defensa)
"The B-52s have been conducting additional looping operations off the coast of #Venezuela ()"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SA_Defensa/status/1978479636129468526) [@SA_Defensa](/creator/x/SA_Defensa) 2025-10-15T15:14Z 34.1K followers, 58.1K engagements


"📍Henry E. Rohlsen Airport #UnitedStates () Recent @nytimes reports were able to grab a photo of a AN/TPS-75 radar near Henry E. Rohlsen Airport at the island's small National Guard base. The radar is to monitor the Caribbean airspace. Geolocation: XXXXXXXXX -64.799279"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SA_Defensa/status/1979269412235677864) [@SA_Defensa](/creator/x/SA_Defensa) 2025-10-17T19:32Z 34.1K followers, 11K engagements


"📍Rafael Hernndez Airport #UnitedStates () In newly captured @Airbus DS satellite imagery the United States has constructed an new ammunition storage bunker for the MQ-9 Reaper. Currently the airport is the operating base for @usairforce MQ-9s deploying in the Caribbean"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SA_Defensa/status/1979278232022143237) [@SA_Defensa](/creator/x/SA_Defensa) 2025-10-17T20:07Z 34.1K followers, 16.7K engagements


"📍Geoje Shipyard #SouthKorea () The Commander of the Submarine Force of the @Armada_Chile () & the Head of the Shipbuilding Division of @naval_peru () visited Hanwha Ocean shipyards with international delegates. Hanwha discussed future cooperation in submarine programs"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SA_Defensa/status/1973135746866487784) [@SA_Defensa](/creator/x/SA_Defensa) 2025-09-30T21:19Z 34.1K followers, 20.6K engagements


"📍Trinidad and Tobago () The U.S.-operated () MV Ocean Trader Special Warfare Operations vessel was located on October 6th XX miles off the eastern coast of Trinidad and Tobago and XX miles from #Venezuela (). Geolocation: XXXXXXXXXX -60.3852944"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SA_Defensa/status/1975746496457850947) [@SA_Defensa](/creator/x/SA_Defensa) 2025-10-08T02:14Z 34.1K followers, 206.1K engagements


"And now the 3x B-52s are heading due south"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SA_Defensa/status/1978463562533122289) [@SA_Defensa](/creator/x/SA_Defensa) 2025-10-15T14:10Z 34.1K followers, 16.9K engagements


"Indeed the B-52s are now well inside the Maiqueta FIR"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SA_Defensa/status/1978467046535872597) [@SA_Defensa](/creator/x/SA_Defensa) 2025-10-15T14:24Z 34.1K followers, 302.3K engagements


"The @usairforce () B-52s seem to be doubling back eastward after originally moving west. Perhaps meeting up with tankers"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SA_Defensa/status/1978511659766309359) [@SA_Defensa](/creator/x/SA_Defensa) 2025-10-15T17:21Z 34.2K followers, 50.4K engagements


"📍Caribbean Sea The @USMC () KC-130J Hercules (#: 16-9534) was spotted on radar conducting operations off the coast of the US Virgin Islands"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SA_Defensa/status/1978531647197741544) [@SA_Defensa](/creator/x/SA_Defensa) 2025-10-15T18:41Z 34.2K followers, 11.2K engagements


"📍Cumarebo #Venezuela () Additional screen capture from TikTok showing the ARV Capana (T-61) run aground with a notable trim by the head (fore) after grounding"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SA_Defensa/status/1978580268366676324) [@SA_Defensa](/creator/x/SA_Defensa) 2025-10-15T21:54Z 34.1K followers, 90K engagements


"Theory: Taking into account the deployment in the Caribbean perhaps the U.S. () is waiting until the end of hurricane season (November 30) to conduct operations against #Venezuela () as to not have to evacuate the ARG or Puerto Rican assets mid-campaign (Current risk map)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SA_Defensa/status/1979323522125386166) [@SA_Defensa](/creator/x/SA_Defensa) 2025-10-17T23:07Z 34.1K followers, 168.6K engagements


"📍New Delhi #India () Today Brazil's () @embraer officially opened their new India office of its fully-owned Indian subsidiary. The office will push for developing commercial relations as well as to promote new NETRA AEW&C & C-390 Millennium transports for the @IAF_MCC"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SA_Defensa/status/1979337128552059205) [@SA_Defensa](/creator/x/SA_Defensa) 2025-10-18T00:02Z 34.1K followers, 7994 engagements


"📍Caribbean Sea There has been a new U.S. () strike in the Caribbean this time against a Ejrcito de Liberacin Nacional (ELN) narco trafficking boat. ELN is a Designated Terrorist Organization and expands the strikes outside #Venezuela ()"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SA_Defensa/status/1979939407827231061) [@SA_Defensa](/creator/x/SA_Defensa) 2025-10-19T15:55Z 34.1K followers, 12.2K engagements


"📍Montevideo #Uruguay () The first batch of 6x Oshkosh M-ATV & 6x Oshkosh MK23 6x6 cargo trucks have officially arrived in Uruguay from the #UnitedStates () These were a part of a 2024 FMS for a total of 36x M-ATVs & 60x MK23 6x6s"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SA_Defensa/status/1925191709052293336) [@SA_Defensa](/creator/x/SA_Defensa) 2025-05-21T14:07Z 34K followers, 24.5K engagements


"📍#Brazil / #UnitedKingdom (/) The @marmilbr has officially confirmed that the HMS Bulwark will be renamed to NDM "Oiapoque" in Brazilian service. She gets her name from the Oiapoque River & Oiapoque Department along the border with French Guiana (/)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SA_Defensa/status/1966568304790642862) [@SA_Defensa](/creator/x/SA_Defensa) 2025-09-12T18:23Z 34.1K followers, 26.6K engagements


"Super Tucano in action in #Indonesia () using munitions against West Papua Separatist ground targets. Live proof of the benefits of buying the @embraer Super Tucano"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SA_Defensa/status/1975941008274985188) [@SA_Defensa](/creator/x/SA_Defensa) 2025-10-08T15:07Z 34.1K followers, 38.8K engagements


"📍#Peru () This week Vice Minister of Defense Policies Major General of @fapperu (R) Csar Torres Vega came before Peruvian Congress to discuss the Sivan-Sipan program. Sivan-Sipan program includes funding for 5x AEW&C & 6x remote sensing aircraft for the Air Force"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SA_Defensa/status/1976038347207516320) [@SA_Defensa](/creator/x/SA_Defensa) 2025-10-08T21:33Z 34K followers, 15.7K engagements


"📍#Guyana / #France (/) Chair of French Senate's Committee on Foreign Affairs Defence and the Armed Forces Cdric Perrin met with Guyanese President @DrMohamedIrfaa1. Perrin stated that French radar air and sea coverage can assist Guyana against Venezuelan incursions"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SA_Defensa/status/1976310148902580515) [@SA_Defensa](/creator/x/SA_Defensa) 2025-10-09T15:33Z 33.9K followers, 5546 engagements


"📍Caribbean Sea Photos of the @USMC AV-8B Harrier IIs conducting live-fire bombing operations from the @USNavy's USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) while deployed in the Caribbean Sea for narcotics patrols. 📸: DVIDS"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SA_Defensa/status/1977488846133621019) [@SA_Defensa](/creator/x/SA_Defensa) 2025-10-12T21:37Z 34K followers, 34.8K engagements


"📍Caribbean Sea @USNavy () sailors participated in a photo exercise for the U.S. Navys 250th birthday on the flight deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) while deployed in the Caribbean Sea. 📸: DVIDS"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SA_Defensa/status/1977787979163644129) [@SA_Defensa](/creator/x/SA_Defensa) 2025-10-13T17:26Z 33.9K followers, 15.1K engagements


"One lesson #Argentina fails time and time again at is basic OPSEC on literally any number of issues. Should pilots be freely posting on Instagram while up in the air Spec Ops not blurred Sensitive procurements not classified MoUs leaked weeks before signing"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SA_Defensa/status/1977929728158773395) [@SA_Defensa](/creator/x/SA_Defensa) 2025-10-14T02:49Z 34.1K followers, 14.6K engagements


"📍#UnitedStates / #Venezuela (/) President @realDonaldTrump has announced another strike against suspected narco-smugglers off the Coast of Venezuela. A total of 6x are reported killed in the strike"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SA_Defensa/status/1978159720604037246) [@SA_Defensa](/creator/x/SA_Defensa) 2025-10-14T18:03Z 34.1K followers, 15.6K engagements


"And moving back out again. The B-52s got within XX miles (96 km) of Aves Island an outlying island west of the Windward Islands chain. XXX miles (240 km) from Caracas & XXX miles (290 km) from BAEL"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SA_Defensa/status/1978473359668392171) [@SA_Defensa](/creator/x/SA_Defensa) 2025-10-15T14:49Z 34K followers, 90.1K engagements


"📍Panama Canal #Panama () The @naval_peru () sail training ship BAP Unin is transited the Panama Canal southbound yesterday en route back to Callao after her training voyage. 📸: @naval_peru"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SA_Defensa/status/1978515260697960562) [@SA_Defensa](/creator/x/SA_Defensa) 2025-10-15T17:36Z 34K followers, 3303 engagements


"The KC-130J (#: 16-9534) continues operations off the U.S. Virgin Islands"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SA_Defensa/status/1978564406523875684) [@SA_Defensa](/creator/x/SA_Defensa) 2025-10-15T20:51Z 34.1K followers, 7698 engagements


"📍St. Croix U.S. Virgin Islands () The MV Ocean Trader Special Warfare operations vessel has departed from port at St. Croix. The vessel docked at port for several days prior to her departure"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SA_Defensa/status/1973840064858997046) [@SA_Defensa](/creator/x/SA_Defensa) 2025-10-02T19:58Z 34.1K followers, 82.6K engagements


"📍#Grenada / #UnitedStates (/) The Grenadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that the government is currently reviewing a U.S. request to temporary install a radar & deploy associated technical personnel at Maurice Bishop International Airport on the island"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SA_Defensa/status/1976483073761124525) [@SA_Defensa](/creator/x/SA_Defensa) 2025-10-10T03:01Z 34.1K followers, 23.3K engagements


"📍#Grenada () Today @Southcom () Commander Adm. Alvin Holsey met with top officials of the Royal Grenada Police Force (RGPF). This comes days after the U.S. had asked the Grenadian Government to allow a temporary installed radar at Maurice Bishop International Airport"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SA_Defensa/status/1978530641688895631) [@SA_Defensa](/creator/x/SA_Defensa) 2025-10-15T18:37Z 34.1K followers, 14.5K engagements


"📍Cumarebo #Venezuela () The ARV Capana (T-61) Landing Ship Tank has run aground near Cumarebo. The below photos show that her hull is much farther under water than should normally be with the water reaching her pennant number"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SA_Defensa/status/1978578573465133167) [@SA_Defensa](/creator/x/SA_Defensa) 2025-10-15T21:47Z 34.1K followers, 300K engagements


"📍Caribbean Sea The @USNavy's () Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment ship USNS Kanawha (T-AO-196) was spotted on AIS approximately XX miles (112 km) south of Puerto Rico roughly X hours ago. This would put her at roughly 1653'34"N 6606'06"W"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SA_Defensa/status/1979286797524885548) [@SA_Defensa](/creator/x/SA_Defensa) 2025-10-17T20:42Z 34.1K followers, 70K engagements


"📍Caribbean Sea @AFSOUTH () photos of the B-52Hs that deployed to the Caribbean Sea on Wednesday (2025/10/15) out of Barksdale AFB in a show of force against #Venezuela (). The bombers were accompanied by F-35Bs out of Jos Aponte de la Torre Airport in Puerto Rico"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SA_Defensa/status/1979314479092634067) [@SA_Defensa](/creator/x/SA_Defensa) 2025-10-17T22:32Z 34.1K followers, 186.8K engagements


"📍Caribbean Sea One thing I happened to catch on a second look is that the @USMC () F-35Bs did not deploy with Luneburg Lenses off #Venezuela (). Usually on intercepts or visible show-of-force missions stealth fighters "make themselves seen" by using radar reflectors"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SA_Defensa/status/1979606320475955510) [@SA_Defensa](/creator/x/SA_Defensa) 2025-10-18T17:51Z 34.1K followers, 279.9K engagements


"📍#Colombia / #UnitedStates (/) Petro confirms they have received their citizen who survived the recent-most strike by the U.S. in the Caribbean Sea. @LatAmMilMVMTs had identified a KC-46A Pegasus that had traveled from #DominicanRepublic () to #Ecuador () & #Colombia"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SA_Defensa/status/1979731200622334253) [@SA_Defensa](/creator/x/SA_Defensa) 2025-10-19T02:07Z 34.1K followers, 14.8K engagements


"📍Buenos Aires #Ecuador () The @EjercitoECU released footage of offensive operations of BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launch system (MLRS) against cartel targets opposing government forces"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SA_Defensa/status/1980029530002645497) [@SA_Defensa](/creator/x/SA_Defensa) 2025-10-19T21:53Z 34.1K followers, 29.6K engagements


"📸: Matt Wallace 📰:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SA_Defensa/status/1979269521396355088) [@SA_Defensa](/creator/x/SA_Defensa) 2025-10-17T19:33Z 34.1K followers, 2450 engagements


"📍Buenos Aires #Argentina () The FAS Dardo III stand-off bomb has made a reappearance at the recent defense expo held in Buenos Aires showing off existing capabilities. The DARDO is set to be deployed from the future @FuerzaAerea_Arg F-16AM/BMs. 📸: @Gripen_photos"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SA_Defensa/status/1976397485875789863) [@SA_Defensa](/creator/x/SA_Defensa) 2025-10-09T21:20Z 34.1K followers, 30.6K engagements


"📍Isla de Margarita #Venezuela () The @ArmadaFANBVzla held a naval invasion exercise on Isla de Margarita. Participating vessels: - OPV/Corvette Karia (PO-14) - OPV Comandante eterno Hugo Chvez (GC-24) - LSTs Capana (T-61) & Los Llanos (T-64) - 2x Los Frailes-class"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SA_Defensa/status/1976403249835208724) [@SA_Defensa](/creator/x/SA_Defensa) 2025-10-09T21:43Z 34.1K followers, 98.3K engagements


"📍#Brazil () The @exercitooficial is reportedly eying missile systems from various countries: - #Germany () IRIS-T - #India () Akash - #Israel () Spyder () - #Italy () EMADS - #France () SAMP/T - #Turkey () Hisar O+ () - #USA () NASAMS () () - unconfirmed"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SA_Defensa/status/1978244701485433203) [@SA_Defensa](/creator/x/SA_Defensa) 2025-10-14T23:41Z 34.1K followers, 28.3K engagements


"📍Antigua and Barbuda () @Southcom () Commander Adm. Alvin Holsey met with Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda Gaston Browne & Chief of Defense Staff Brigadier Telbert Benjamin to discuss strengthening cooperation against transnational organized crime. 📸: SOUTHCOM"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SA_Defensa/status/1978462848058589449) [@SA_Defensa](/creator/x/SA_Defensa) 2025-10-15T14:07Z 34.1K followers, 17.9K engagements


"The B-52s are now at XXXXXXXX -XXXXXXXX or XX miles (144 km) from La Orchila Island and XXX miles (300 km) from Caracas"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SA_Defensa/status/1978468180403044609) [@SA_Defensa](/creator/x/SA_Defensa) 2025-10-15T14:29Z 34.1K followers, 39K engagements


"Since posting they have looped back again now heading south-eastward"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SA_Defensa/status/1978473825429032979) [@SA_Defensa](/creator/x/SA_Defensa) 2025-10-15T14:51Z 34.1K followers, 103.7K engagements


"📍Caribbean Sea The @USNavy () USS San Antonio (LPD-17) was spotted from the @Southcom Commander Adm. Alvin Holseys return flight from #Grenada () at 38000 feet from his return aircraft. Distinctive from her sister USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD-28) due to the enclosed masts"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SA_Defensa/status/1978568183431712938) [@SA_Defensa](/creator/x/SA_Defensa) 2025-10-15T21:06Z 34.2K followers, 11K engagements


"📍#Chile () The @FACh_Chile has announced it has lost contact with a MH-60M Black Hawk in the Southern Ice Fields. They have officially launched Search and Rescue (SAR) missions to locate the helicopter"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SA_Defensa/status/1978976437081096656) [@SA_Defensa](/creator/x/SA_Defensa) 2025-10-17T00:08Z 34.2K followers, 16.7K engagements


"Now how are these survivors to be treated if they were not smuggling drugs Will they be allowed to leave Detained in Puerto Rico or Guantanamo"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SA_Defensa/status/1979211232629366815) [@SA_Defensa](/creator/x/SA_Defensa) 2025-10-17T15:41Z 34.2K followers, 6811 engagements


"📍#Brazil / #India (/) Brazils @embraer & Indias Mahindra Group have signed a Strategic Cooperation Agreement (SCA) to advance the C-390 Millennium as the solution for the @IAF_MCCs Medium Transport Aircraft (MTA) program"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SA_Defensa/status/1979243536458326085) [@SA_Defensa](/creator/x/SA_Defensa) 2025-10-17T17:50Z 34.2K followers, 11.9K engagements


"📍Boa Vista #Brazil () The @exercitooficial held live-fire training missions as part of Operation Atlas demonstrating Brazilian Army capabilities and readiness in the Amazon Region. 📸: @exercitooficial"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SA_Defensa/status/1976747619280970132) [@SA_Defensa](/creator/x/SA_Defensa) 2025-10-10T20:32Z 34.1K followers, 14.6K engagements


"📍Buenos Aires #Argentina () Last week Argentinian Minister of Defense @luispetri welcomed #SouthKorean () Ambassador Lee Yong-soo for a meeting on deepening cooperation between South Korea & Argentina in the field of defense. 📸: @luispetri"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SA_Defensa/status/1979981876472291615) [@SA_Defensa](/creator/x/SA_Defensa) 2025-10-19T18:44Z 34.1K followers, 5632 engagements


"Commentary: As a SOUTHCOM-region focused analyst I've discussed with a few others and we concur that having the US actually focus the region with assets new equipment and Pentagon focus feels weird. I wonder if this is how EUCOM/CENTCOM/INDOPACOM watchers have felt"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SA_Defensa/status/1980043504265945495) [@SA_Defensa](/creator/x/SA_Defensa) 2025-10-19T22:48Z 34.1K followers, 9141 engagements