The U.S. military has sent at least two MQ-9 Reaper drones to the Caribbean in recent weeks, the latest bit of air power deployed to the region since August.

Two Reaper drones were spotted at the Rafael Hernandez Airport in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, this week. Reuters first reported on their presence on Sept. 9, photographing one on the runway armed with Hellfire air-to-surface missiles. The open-source satellite group Satellogic also photographed two Reapers next to a hangar at the airport, per the @MT_Anderson account on X. The Rafael Hernandez Airport is also home to Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen, which flies HH-65 Dolphin helicopters.

The Air Force and Marine Corps both operate MQ-9, but the Coast Guard does not. It is not immediately clear which service the Reapers belong to. The

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