Venezuela's state oil company PDVSA reported on December 15, 2025, that it was the victim of a cyber attack and blamed the United States, while stating operations remain unaffected, according to a Reuters report shared via an X post from ReutersVzla over the past 90 minutes. The government of Trinidad and Tobago granted approval for United States military aircraft to transit through the country's airports in the coming weeks, as announced by CNC3TV on X during the reporting window from 2:16 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. UTC. A Sentinel-2 satellite pass over CSL Comalapa in El Salvador on December 14 showed a U.S. Air Force AC-130J gunship and a C-130J on the ramp, with the AC-130J having repositioned from Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico, on December 9, according to an X post from LatAmMilMVMTs in this period. These reports follow U.S. military aircraft movements in the Southern Caribbean, including WALDO32 flying from Burlington Air National Guard Base, Vermont, to Naval Air Station Key West and a C-17A Globemaster III (REACH645) transporting cargo or personnel from Burlington to Ceiba, Puerto Rico, earlier on December 15, per aviation trackers @HHunternight and Flightwatcher1 on X. U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are scheduled to provide a classified briefing to the Senate on Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. regarding the regional military buildup, according to Punchbowl News as reported by Sent Defender on X.
