Eight C-5s and 22 C-141s of Military Airlift Command transport 1,300 security specialists from the US to Panama to counteract political instability that threatens the safety of several thousand US citizens in the Canal Zone.
F-35As from the Vermont Air National Guard have deployed to Puerto Rico in recent days, continuing a major buildup of U.S. Air Force assets in Latin America aimed at combating drug trafficking and pressuring the regime of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.
