JUST IN: Army Memo Hints At Imminent Ground Operation In Cuba

The Army Reserve is checking whether surgical teams, military police and engineers could be available for a potential Cuba operation within four months, according to an internal message obtained by CBS News.

The request comes as President Donald Trump turns up the pressure on Havana, telling the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday that Cuba’s communist government “will fall” and “freedom will be coming.”

The Cuban delegation walked out during his remarks. Trump also said Secretary of State Marco Rubio was “deep into negotiations” with Havana.

Behind the scenes, Army Reserve headquarters last week asked its commands whether six types of units could be made available to U.S. Southern Command, which oversees American forces in Latin America and the Caribbean.

The document does not name Cuba. Multiple U.S. officials told CBS News, however, that the planning centers on the communist island.

The units would “possibly [be] needed in 90-120 days,” the memo states, opening a potential deployment window around Christmas. Commands were given until Friday to respond.

There is no indication that any units have received deployment orders. The message also does not identify a troop count, destination or specific operation.

The request covers medical teams to treat wounded troops and support units needed to keep an operation running.

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A forward resuscitative and surgical detachment would provide emergency surgery and trauma care near the fighting. The memo also seeks a medical brigade to direct medical units in the field.

A military police brigade, whose units typically conduct security, detention, and law enforcement missions, is on the list alongside an engineer battalion.

The remaining requests are for a logistics battalion to manage transportation, fuel, maintenance and supplies, and an expeditionary sustainment command to oversee logistics across a theater of operations.

A Southern Command spokesperson declined to discuss specifics with the Daily Mail.

“Due to operational security concerns, we do not disclose details or comment on US operational movements or potential deployment timelines associated with current or future operations, contingencies, or planning.

“However, US Southern Command continuously coordinates with the Joint Force to assess a range of potential requirements across its [area of responsibility] in support of assigned missions.”

The planning follows months of pressure on Cuba and other U.S. adversaries in the region under an approach officials have dubbed the “Donroe Doctrine.”

U.S. special forces captured Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro in Caracas in January. Days before Trump’s U.N. address, the administration imposed fresh sanctions on Cuban officials and entities, including military-linked companies tied to the island’s nickel industry.

Trump had already made his ambitions toward Cuba clear in March, telling reporters in the Oval Office that he believed he would have “the honor of taking Cuba.”

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