Cuba will stage its biggest military maneuvers of the past three years in November, a show of force that will coincide with presidential elections in the United States, state media said.
The exercises will be the first under the command of Army Corps General Leopoldo Cintra Frias, appointed as Cuba’s defense minister following the Sept. 3 death of Gen. Julio Casas Regueiro, the official daily newspaper Granma reported.
The maneuvers, dubbed Operation Bastion, have been held various times over the years by the Marxist regime, often in response to events in the United States.
On February 1st, the Cuban Armed Forces begins its Year of Defense Preparation.
(Image: Cuban Army reservists train during a military exercise at an undisclosed location in Havana, 20091127. AP.)
Bastion military exercises in November
20120126 21:46 pm · 0 comments
by Armando F. Mastrapa III
in Armed Forces, Commentary, Generals, Military, Military & Defense, MINFAR
Via Agence France-Presse:
On February 1st, the Cuban Armed Forces begins its Year of Defense Preparation.
(Image: Cuban Army reservists train during a military exercise at an undisclosed location in Havana, 20091127. AP.)
Tagged as: Bastion 2012, Cuba, Julio Casas Regueiro, Leopoldo Cintra Fr, MINFAR