U.S. Special Forces To Land In Mexico To Train Local Marines At President Sheinbaum's Request
The training will extend between mid February and the end of March
Demian Bio @bio_demian / Published Feb 13 2025, 8:25 AM EST
Fully armed U.S. special forces will land in Mexico next week to begin a training course for Mexican marine infantry troops. The training will take place between February 17 and March 30 in the state of Campeche, said Sen. Alejandro Moreno Cardenas, president of the country's Senate Naval Ministry Commission.
The mission was approved unanimously by a Senate commission at the request of President Claudia Sheinbaum. It will focus on conventional and non-conventional types of combat, according to Border Report.
The tasked troops, the 7th Special Forces Group, has taken part in operations in other Latin American countries, including Panama, Peru and Ecuador. It won't be the first time armed U.S. troops set foot in Mexico either, as they have conducted training missions in the past.
However, the prospect is making headlines as Trump administration officials, and even President Donald Trump, have discussed sending troops across the border to take on cartels.
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https://www.latintimes.com/us-special-forces-land-mexico-train-local-marines-president-sheinbaums-request-575521