U.S. Special Operations Command deployed 10 CV-22B Ospreys from Cannon Air Force Base in New Mexico to Rafael Hernández Airport in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, as part of a military buildup in the Caribbean, according to a Wall Street Journal report cited in an X post by SA_Defensa during the reporting window ending at 7:15 PM UTC on December 27, 2025. New photographs of the Ospreys at the airport were shared on X by SA_Defensa in the past 29 minutes, confirming their presence alongside existing MV-22B Ospreys deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group. The post highlights the deployment amid regional tensions. A Miami FIR NOTAM issued for area W-174C states restricted airspace from the surface to FL600 will be active on December 28 from 04:01 to 11:00 UTC, closing the zone to civil traffic, as posted by HHunternight on X during the window from 6:45 PM to 7:15 PM UTC. FaytuksNetwork reposted a Caribbean maritime notice on X warning of hazardous operations, likely military, north of Venezuela on December 27-28, requiring civilian ships and aircraft to divert, echoing a notice shared in the prior reporting period.
