Several U.S military bombers have flown from the continental U.S. down to the Caribbean in recent days. Flight tracking data showed two B-1 aircraft left Dyess Air Force Base in Texas on Thursday and approached Venezuela's coast. A U.S. official told the Associated Press that B-1s had carried out a training flight in the Caribbean.

The U.S. military has built up an unusually large force in the Caribbean Sea. The Navy has eight warships in the region.

The Integrated Capabilities Command was a priority for retiring Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin, but will now be folded into Air Force Futures.

President Donald Trump claims broad authority to deploy military forces in U.S. cities, stating courts wouldn't intervene during Air Force One press availability en route to summit.

The OA-1K Skyraider II is a light attack plane, a militarized variant of the Air Tractor AT-802, an aircraft long used for agricultural work.

Thousands of acres — mostly at Edwards Air Force Base in California — could be leased to private firms to build data centers for AI.

Hurricane Melissa has caused widespread destruction across the Caribbean, leaving at least seven dead and thousands more displaced and in the dark. The International Federation of the Red Cross previously said up to 1.