The United States Marine Corps from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit deployed to the US Southern Command, and the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force are holding joint exercises across Trinidad and Tobago from Nov. 16–21. US Embassy Port of Spain/US Embassy Port of Spain

The United States shared images on Wednesday of joint military exercises in Trinidad and Tobago , as its armed forces amass in the region, building pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro .

The deployment is receiving logistical and diplomatic support from multiple Latin American countries, ranging from limited assistance to open cooperation with to US forces.

Here’s more on who’s backing the US operation in the Caribbean, which Washington says is meant to combat drug trafficking in the region:

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