U.S. Cuba Contingency Planning
U.S. Military Explores Unit Availability for Potential Cuba Contingency Planning
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The U.S. Army Reserve is asking subordinate commands whether six types of medical, military police, engineering and logistics units could be made available to Southern Command in 90 to 120 days, as part of contingency planning that U.S. officials say is focused on Cuba. The internal request does not name Cuba, specify the size or purpose of a potential operation, or indicate that any units have received deployment orders. Southern Command says it routinely assesses potential requirements and declined to discuss operational details or timelines. The planning comes amid President Donald Trump’s calls for Cuba’s communist government to fall and his administration’s increased pressure on Havana.
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Army Reserve commands were asked to report unit availability by Sept. 25, according to the internal message.
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Southern Command’s area of responsibility includes the Caribbean, Central America and South America; the article also notes that Reserve and National Guard forces have been described as providing added capacity for large-scale contingencies.
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At the U.N. General Assembly, Trump said Secretary of State Marco Rubio was “deep into negotiations” with Havana, while Cuba’s delegation walked out during Trump’s remarks.
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The New Republic article describes Rubio’s pressure campaign against Cuba and quotes him saying, “Every time they create a new mechanism in which they try to get out of the noose, we just close it off.”
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