US Army considers additional forces for Southern Command over Cuba — Jerusalem Post
The US Army is considering assigning additional units to US Southern Command, including military police, medical personnel and other support forces, as part of continued military planning around Cuba. The Jerusalem Post reports this, citing a CBS News report and anonymous US officials.
Which units may be involved
According to CBS News, an internal US Army message did not directly mention Cuba. However, several US officials told the network that it concerned continued military planning around the island.
The message did not state that military units had already received orders to deploy. Instead, the command asked subordinate structures about the possibility of transferring additional personnel and resources under the control of US Southern Command.
The requested forces included a combat sustainment battalion, an engineer battalion, a medical brigade, a military police brigade and an expeditionary sustainment command that could coordinate logistics in the theater of operations.
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Military command's position
A US Southern Command spokesperson told CBS News that, for operational security reasons, the command does not disclose details of troop movements or possible deployment timelines as part of current or future operations and planning. At the same time, the spokesperson said the command constantly coordinates with joint forces to assess needs in its area of responsibility.
US military personnel who spoke to CBS News also reported intelligence operations on the seabed and in the maritime approaches to Cuba. According to them, other US forces were ordered to be ready for a possible deployment.
US officials stressed that such briefings do not mean that President Donald Trump or the Pentagon has made a decision to launch a military operation against Cuba. Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, responding to US actions, said that the country would resist any American attack and accused Washington of aggression and economic warfare through the blocking of oil imports.
