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U.S. military moving drones to South America ahead of anticipated counternarcotics operations
The U.S. is preparing to shift MQ-9 Reaper drones from Africa to South America as the Trump administration steps up plans for counternarcotics and counterterrorism operations in the region. Haley Britzky has more on the planned redeployment of the drones and what it signals about the Trump administration's changing military priorities.
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