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🇺🇸 U.S. Military Deployment vs. Venezuela — October 2025 On October 10, 2025, the U.S. Department of War, (previously the Department of Defense) deployed 10,400 active-duty personnel to Puerto Rico, activating strategic assets at Muñiz Air National Guard Base and the former Roosevelt Roads Naval Station. On October 11, 1,200 troops from the 82nd Airborne Division landed in Trinidad and Tobago, placing elite forces within 470 miles of Caracas, Venezuela’s capital. Branch Breakdown: U.S. Army: 4