U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper crews from Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 267 (HMLA-267)

U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper Crews Sharpen Crisis-Response Edge During Steel Knight 25 as Caribbean Tensions Rise

On 2 December 2025, AH-1Z Viper crews from Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 267 (HMLA-267) lifted off from Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton for a close air support (CAS) training mission during the annual Steel Knight 25 exercise. Images...
USS Gerald R. Ford

USS Gerald R. Ford Arrives in U.S. Virgin Islands as U.S. Recalibrates Caribbean Security Posture Amid Venezuela Tensions

The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), the U.S. Navy’s most advanced aircraft carrier and the lead ship of its class, arrived in St. Thomas on Monday in a deployment that underscores shifting U.S. security priorities close to home. The port...
A newly released photo of 11th Airborne Division paratroopers jumping from a C-17 over Hawaii offers a rare look at how the United States is refining rapid deployment skills for Pacific missions and crisis planning tied to rising tensions with Venezuela.

U.S. C-17 Airdrop Over Hawaii Highlights Expanding Role of Rapid Deployment in Pacific–Caribbean Readiness—and Beyond

A recently released image of a C-17 Globemaster III dropping paratroopers over Hawaii quietly illustrated far more than a routine training serial, as announced by DVIDS on 1 December 2025. The photograph shows U.S. Army soldiers from the 11th Airborne...
Bahamas PM Philip Davis

Caribbean Leader Pushes for Reparatory Justice in Talks with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer

In what is expected to be a pivotal moment at the biennial Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), Bahamian Prime Minister Philip Davis is seeking to engage U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer in a “frank conversation” about reparatory justice for...
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

AI Beneficiary: How tiny Caribbean Island is Riding the Wave of Artificial Intelligence

In the booming world of artificial intelligence (AI), where tech giants, computer scientists, and venture capitalists thrive, few would imagine that one of the most unexpected beneficiaries would be Anguilla, a tiny British territory in the Caribbean. This island of...