1,300 More US Marines and Sailors Join Caribbean Forces as Pressure on Cuba Grows

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Over 1,000 Marines and sailors have joined US forces in the Caribbean, as diplomatic pressure against the communist regime in Cuba grows.

In a statement on Friday, the US Marine Corps announced that the formation of 1,300 troops, designated Littoral Combat Force-24, “has officially assumed the mission as the premier tactical force-in-readiness within the U.S. Southern Command Area of Responsibility.”

The troops, from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, have joined elements of the 22nd and the USS Nimitz.

The troops are there to provide crisis response and maritime interdictions, as well as serving “as a powerful deterrent against malign state actors and [reinforcing] the security of our homeland.”

“Littoral Combat Force-24 provides the exact combination of precision capability and interoperability we need. They are not just a crisis response force; they provide options to the Combatant Commander and serve as a tool for building partner capacity and securing the advantage across all domains,” Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Calvert L. Worth, commanding general of II Marine Expeditionary Force, said.

Since returning to the White House, President Trump has amassed a significant concentration of US forces in the Caribbean, using them to target drug traffickers, capture and extradite Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and ramp up pressure on the communist regime in Cuba.

Since the Maduro raid in January, the US has enforced a tight blockade on oil shipments to Cuba, as well as authorizing tariffs against countries attempting to provide the island nation with oil.

Economic sanctions have also been imposed on Cuban officials and entities.

This month, the Department of Justice announced criminal indictments against Cuba’s former leader Raul Castro and other officials for the shooting down in two planes in 1996.

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