U.S. Department of War – Virgin Islands Free Press

The “Mighty Mo” Makes a House Call: Coast Guard Legend CGC Mohawk Graces St. Croix Shore

By JOHN McCARTHY/V.I. Free Press Staff FREDERIKSTED — Residents looking out over the West End today were treated to a view of one of the U.S. Coast Guard’s most decorated…

John McCarthy January 30, 2026

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THE MOTHER SHIP HAS LANDED: WHY ST. CROIX IS THE NEW STRATEGIC HUB FOR PHASE II

ST. CROIX, USVI — If you thought the "Martian" light over the West End was just a trick of the atmosphere, think again. The heavy industrial presence at the Frederiksted…

John McCarthy January 26, 2026

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Special Ops ‘Mothership’ and Destroyer Signal Phase II at Frederiksted Pier

By JOHN McCARTHY/V.I. Free Press Staff FREDERIKSTED — If you looked towards the water today, Sunday, January 25, the view at the Frederiksted Pier offered a stark reminder that the…

John McCarthy January 25, 2026

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FIRST STRIKE OF 2026: U.S. Forces Kill Two in High-Seas ‘Kinetic’ Attack

ST. THOMAS / INTERNATIONAL WATERS — While the Virgin Islands slept Friday night, the U.S. military launched its first lethal strike of the new year against a suspected drug vessel,…

John McCarthy January 24, 2026

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Mock house, CIA source and Special Forces: The US operation to capture Maduro

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — At 4:21 on Saturday morning, President Donald Trump sent a message on his Truth Social platform: the United States had carried out a daring mission to capture…

John McCarthy January 4, 2026

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TRUMP TAKES VENEZUELA

Trump says US is going to RUN Venezuela indefinitely after sharing photo of captured president Maduro in tracksuit and revealing that first lady will be charged too WASHINGTON — Donald…

John McCarthy January 3, 2026

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Starmer says the UK was ‘not involved’ in capture of Maduro and he ‘wants to speak to President Trump’

Sir Keir Starmer has said the UK was not involved in any way in airstrikes on military bases Venezuela or the capture of President Nicolas Maduro. The Venezuelan leader and his wife…

John McCarthy January 3, 2026

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Trinidad and Tobago approves US military aircraft transit in airports

PORT-OF-SPAIN (Reuters) — Trinidad and Tobago granted approval on Monday for United States military aircraft to transit its airports in the coming weeks, amid rising tensions between the U.S. and Venezuela.…

John McCarthy December 17, 2025

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Broad slice of Americans oppose Venezuela boat strikes, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — A broad swath of Americans oppose the U.S. military's campaign of deadly strikes on boats suspected of carrying illegal drugs in Caribbean and Pacific waters near Venezuela,…

John McCarthy December 10, 2025

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Video shows final, confused moments of survivors of US boat strike in Caribbean

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When the U.S. military carried out its first strike against a suspected drug boat in the Caribbean on September 2, the attack began with an airburst munition…

John McCarthy December 5, 2025