The Minister for Defense, Vladimir Padrino López, informed that in the “Sovereign Caribbean 200” campaign 12 ships of the Navy “in its different classes and type”, 22 aircraft and about twenty vessels and more than 2,500 officials will participate in the Navy and more than 2,500 officials
Vladimir Padrino López, Minister for Defense, announced on Wednesday, September 17, the beginning of military exercises for three days on the island of Orchila, in the Venezuelan Caribbean, before what qualifies as “threat” of the United States, which maintains a military deployment on the high seas to fight the drug trafficking that the Donald Trump administration ensures from the south to North America.
In the operation, 12 ships from the Navy “in its different classes and type”, 22 aircraft and about twenty vessels in what is called the “Sovereign Caribbean 200”, ordered by Nicolás Maduro; According to Padrino López, during a televised act. The air, maritime and land maneuvers and the mobilization of more than 2,500 officials.
In this sense, the Minister for Defense asked to “duplicate military efforts” to an eventual armed scenario in the Caribbean Sea.
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«In this special situation, we have to double efforts, raise our operational department, for an armed conflict scenario in the sea. And we are doing it, ”he said.
Vladimir Padrino López explained that the Caribbean Plan 200 is a complete exercise that also includes special forces, intelligence and aerospace, underwater, aerial and surveillance drones, among others and reported that fishermen will also participate in maneuvers.
He explained that Orchila is an island of approximately 43 square kilometers, which is located at 97 miles (about 156 kilometers) from the coastal region of La Guaira, where “there have already been preparations” for the development of this new operation.
Trump announced the deployment of thousands of soldiers in the Caribbean to stop the tons of drugs that affirm come from Venezuela. To date, more than eight warships have been deployed, several P-8 surveillance planes of the Navy, F-35 combat aircraft and an attack submarine.
With EFE information
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