Pentagon puts building blocks in place for Cuba invasion

[LizardGizmo]

Pentagon puts building blocks in place for Cuba invasion

The Navy’s presence in the Caribbean has not reduced despite the Iran war. 

 

A worker points to the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Nimitz docking in the Gulf of Panama, March 30, 2026. | Matias Delacroix/AP

By  PAUL MCLEARY05/27/2026 05:15 PM EDT

The Pentagon has spent months positioning the troops and weapons needed for the U.S. to launch a military attack on Cuba — all it needs is a final go-ahead from Donald Trump.

The president has floated an invasion of the island after economic and political pressure failed to topple the Communist government. But the Navy’s built-up presence in the region — the largest in the world outside the Middle East — would allow the U.S. to act immediately.

These strategically placed assets set the table for military action, from a capture of Havana’s leadership much like the seizure of former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, to a series of precision strikes. And they open the possibility that the U.S. throws itself into the third international conflict of the Trump administration.

Cuba is “in a lot of trouble,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday at a full Cabinet meeting. “Having a failed state 90 miles from our shores is a threat to the national security of the United States.”

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With the midterms in November coming up quickly and the crew fatigue mentioned in this article, it certainly seems we are on the precipice of action in Cuba. Hopefully they find a way to work it out with military intervention.

[Dadof3]

Positioning assets is more threat than anything else. I struggle to see the US actually commit troops to an invasion when we are unwilling to commit troops to an invasion of a country we see as an actual adversary with nuclear aspirations. I think the change in doctrines in western counties has really restricted the use of the conventional military.

[El Presidente]

 

[Kaptain Karl]

On 5/28/2026 at 8:15 AM, Dadof3 said:

Positioning assets is more threat than anything else. I struggle to see the US actually commit troops to an invasion when we are unwilling to commit troops to an invasion of a country we see as an actual adversary with nuclear aspirations. I think the change in doctrines in western counties has really restricted the use of the conventional military.

Yeah 100% agree, I doubt ground troops are even necessary with how fragile things are. I sincerely hope this can lead to something far better than what the Cuban people have been subjected to. 

[Cigar-Therapy]

Different line of thinking and been a while since I’ve chimed in…I remember seeing articles about Cuba’s crumbling power infrastructure and how they are currently generating power. It is interesting that the USN is testing powering their largest installation (Naval Station Norfolk) via a CVN’s Nuclear Reactor. Yes it’s focused on limited shore power and just a coincidence, but if you’re going to take over, gotta have a plan to power yourself.

 https://www.ans.org/news/article-8074/us-navy-to-power-norfolk-base-using-aircraft-carrier/.