Puerto Rican Gov. Jenniffer González-Colón and First Gentleman Dr. José YovÃn Vargas welcomed the pair, framing the visit as the Trump administration’s show of support for troops training on the island.
"We thank President Trump and his administration for recognizing Puerto Rico’s strategic importance to our national security, and for their commitment to combat narco mobs and the narco-dictator Nicolás Maduro," the governor said. "We fully support America First policies that protect our borders and fight illicit activities in defense of the American people."
The meeting took place at Muñiz Air Base in Carolina, outside San Juan, and drew top brass including Puerto Rico National Guard Adjutant General Carlos José Rivera-Román, Public Safety Secretary Brig. Gen. Arthur Garffer, and other senior military leaders.
Hegseth spoke to nearly 300 soldiers at the base, thanking and describing them as "American warriors." The secretary of war also provided affirmation that those serving in the Armed Forces will be the best equipped and prepared in the world.
The visit comes as the U.S. military expands its naval footprint near Venezuela
...a country in Central America that sits on an enormous pool of oil. Formerly the most prospereous country in the region, it became infested with Commies sniffing almost unlimited wealth. It turned out the wealth wasn't unlimited, the economy collapsed under the clownish Hugo Chavez, the murder rate exceeded places like Honduras and El Salvador. A significant proportion of the populace refugeed to Colombia and points south...
, part of President Donald Trump
...The cad! Twice caught beating wimmin!...
’s push to choke off drug flows from Latin America.
Naval and air assets have been dispatched to confront traffickers and secure key maritime routes, with some already used this week against alleged narco-terrorists.