Four F-35B fighter jets departed Marine Corps Air Station Yuma (KNYL) in the United States at approximately 2:17 PM UTC on September 13th, 2025, en route to Roosevelt Roads (NRR/TJRV) in Puerto Rico. The flight, supported by two KC-130J Super Hercules tankers (GOLD61 and GOLD62) and an Air Force KC-135T Stratotanker (58-0094), is part of a larger deployment that previously saw six F-35s in Tampa. The specific purpose of the deployment remains undisclosed. This military movement was reported by LatAmMilMVMTs on X (formerly Twitter). The development occurs against a backdrop of significant political discourse from Venezuela, where opposition leader MarÃa Corina Machado vowed on September 13th to aid Cuba and Nicaragua upon liberating Venezuela, denouncing their regimes as "criminals and narcoterroristas." This statement was shared via X by UHN_Plus. Earlier on September 13th, between 12:32 PM and 1:32 PM UTC, Venezuelan official Diosdado Cabello accused opponents Nicolás RodrÃguez and Delcy RodrÃguez of negotiating in Washington D.C. to betray President Nicolás Maduro, according to a post by Emma Rincon. Separately, a post by @Arr3ch0 on X noted a YV654T aircraft approaching Fir MaiquetÃa, described as being exported from the United States for the Cuban dictatorship's use, referencing previous instances of its use by DÃaz-Canel for travel to Mexico.
