A U.S. MQ-9 Reaper aircraft is parked on the tarmac at Rafael Hernandez Airport in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, amid tensions between President Donald Trump's administration and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government, according to a Reuters photograph by Eva Marie Uzcategui shared on X over the past 29 minutes. The image, dated December 26, 2025, depicts the drone stationary at the airport and was posted by @idreesali114 on X during the reporting window from 5:46 PM to 6:15 PM UTC, highlighting ongoing U.S. military positioning near Venezuela. This Reuters photo confirmation aligns with earlier reports of the same aircraft parked at the airport yesterday, as noted by Reuters photographer Eva Marie Uzcategui. The drone's presence coincides with related developments, including the landing of jet N2FD—linked to ex-sanctioned Venezuelan PDVSA figure Francisco D'Agostino Casado—in Anguilla after holding south of Puerto Rico earlier today, per FlightAware data cited on X.
