US military moves assets in Caribbean to avoid Hurricane Melissa

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The U.S. military has moved some of the assets currently in the Caribbean out of the expected path of Hurricane Melissa, which made landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday.

There is currently a much larger military presence in the Caribbean than in decades, as it conducts lethal kinetic strikes against purported drug smugglers, who are now at risk with the hurricane ripping through the area.

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