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00:10 Benjamin Alvarez Gruber | DW Correspondent | Ceiba, Puerto Rico
01:29 Samuel Rivera Baez | Mayor of Ceiba
02:02 Report by Benjamin Alvarez Gruber & Liz Bulnes

 
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00:00
For years, these were the only planes that residents of Ceiba in northeastern Puerto Rico ever saw around this area - a mural on the wall outside a local sports bar. 

00:10
 PTC +++ Benjamin Alvarez Gruber, DW Correspondent +++ Ceiba 
"But that changed when the Pentagon decided to reopen a former Cold War naval base and send dozens of F-35 fighters jets here. It’s one of several military installations the US has here as a strategic point for the White House’s efforts to increase pressure on Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. Puerto Rico, a US territory, sits roughly 500 miles north of Venezuela. +++

00:30
And it’s not just planes arriving at Roosevelt Roads naval base – reopening for the first time since 2004. Crews have been upgrading taxiways and setting up tents. Communications gear and a mobile air traffic control tower have also been set up, this footage from a Reuters investigation shows. 
The sense of a military buildup is palpable in this town.  

00:52
 +++Voxpox – Frau 1 ++++  (Spanish)
“This base brought a lot of advantages (Flash) We want the military presence because they are here to defend us. If anyone comes to drop bombs, they are here to defend us.” 
((La base nos dio muchas cosas buenas a nosotros. ((FLASH)) Queremos el movimiento militar porque ellos están ahí para defenderlo. A nosotros. cualquier otro sitio que nos tire bombas para que ellos están ahí para defendernos.)) 

01:05
+++ Voxpox – Man ++++ Spanish (Spanish)
The noise might be a problem now because there hasn’t been a military base there for years. But people will get used to it, especially in this town. +++
((Ahora los ruidos seso ahora molestará porque había años que no que no habrían esa base militarmente. Pero la gente se impone a los ruidos. Y más en este pueblito.)) 

01:19
+++ Voxpox – Frau 2+++ Spanish (Spanish)
The military personnel who come here provide jobs.  +++

((Los militares los que vienen a dar trabajo)) 
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01:25
When the first jets arrived in September, there was concern about the base’s location, the mayor of Ceiba told us. 

01:29
 +++ Samuel Rivera Báez, Mayor of Ceiba +++ (Spanish) 
Having this naval base here means there was already a military presence here. But when these first planes arrived, there was some concern among residents as we know that these planes have specific missions. +++

01:44
He dismissed concerns the base creates an additional risk in case of a direct military confrontation. 

01:50
+++ Samuel Rivera Báez, Mayor of Ceiba +++ (Spanish)
“We are already a target because we are a US territory, but having them here gives us peace of mind because US technology is very advanced.” +++

01:57
Further south, the world’s largest aircraft carrier - the US Gerald Ford - arrived in the Caribbean, with dozens of warplanes on board. Critics argue that the goal of Operation “Southern Spear” - as it’s known - is not only to stop drug trafficking, as the Pentagon says. Many suspect Washington is aiming for regime change in Caracas. 

02:18 
But even with US President Donald Trump recently expressing willingness for dialogue with Venezuela’s Maduro, the uncertainty over a potential military confrontation between the US and Venezuela remains. And in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, many residents fear that if this happens, they'd feel it here too. 

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