STORY: U.S. Marines were seen unloading trucks and heavy equipment from military ships at a Caribbean port on Tuesday (December 9) as the United States continues its buildup in the region.

Footage shows armored vehicles and other gear being moved off vessels, followed by Marines disembarking in large numbers.

The deployment is part of ongoing U.S. military positioning in the Caribbean, after months of U.S. pressure on Venezuela, including strikes against alleged drug-smuggling boats, threats of military action, and the designation of Cartel de los Soles as a foreign terrorist group.

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VIDEO SHOWS: TRUCKS, MILITARY EQUIPMENT AND U.S. TROOPS DISEMBARKING IN EL FARO, ARROYO, PUERTO RICO

SHOWS: ARROYO, PUERTO RICO (DECEMBER 9, 2025) (REUTERS - Access all)

1. U.S. MARINES ON SHORE WAVING IN BOAT CARRYING TRUCK

2. VARIOUS OF TRUCK COMING OFF OF BOAT

3. FRONT LOADER CARRYING CRATE DRIVING ONTO BEACH

4. JEEP COMING OFF OF SHIP AND ON TO SHORE

5. TRUCK COMING OFF OF SHIP AND ON TO SHORE

6. MILITARY PERSONNEL ON VEHICLE

7. VARIOUS OF MILITARY PERSONNEL ON SHORE WATCHING

8. VARIOUS OF FRONT LOADER CARRYING EQUIPMENT COMING OFF OF SHIP AND ON TO SHORE

9. VARIOUS OF ARMED MILITARY PERSONNEL ON SHORE

10. WEAPON LYING ON RUCKSACK

11. SHIP WITH U.S. FLAG

12. VARIOUS OF SHIP IN WATER

13. U.S. MILITARY PERSONNEL GUIDING BOAT CARRYING TROOPS

14. VARIOUS OF TROOPS DISEMBARKING WITH GUNS AND RUCKSACKS

15. MILITARY PERSONNEL CARRYING GUNS AND RUCKSACKS WALKING ON BEACH

16. VARIOUS OF MILITARY GETTING OFF LANDING CRAFT IN WATER

17. MILITARY PERSONNEL WALKING ON BEACH WITH WEAPONS AND RUCKSACKS