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Three different explanations from Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar, airport workers, and Chief Secretary Farley Augustine have raised questions about why a United States Air Force C-17A Globemaster III landed in Tobago early yesterday morning.
The heavy-lift military aircraft, operating as RCH661, departed the ANR Robinson International Airport at 5.53 am and climbed to 32,000 feet before heading north.
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar told reporters before heading into Parliament that the aircraft was assisting with activity taking place at the airport. “They are helping us with something to do at the airport,” she said. She also confirmed that United States Marines were training locally and stressed that the visit was not tied to any regional escalation. “It’s not a military force as such; they are not here on the ground. We are not about to launch any campaign against Venezuela.”
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