The US military reactivated the Roosevelt Roads military base in Puerto Rico.
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Behind the BastardsOct 3, 2026
Multiple independent sources (Reuters visual investigation, Military.com, Wikipedia, NBC News, and a Puerto Rico-focused report) document that the US military reactivated the formerly closed Roosevelt Roads Naval Station in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, beginning around September to November 2025.
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… Per Air wars, there have been survivors almost every month of the campaign, but only three out of the 28 total have ever been rescued. These strikes originally started in the Caribbean, following the mobilization of military assets into the region, which includes the reactivation of the once dormant Roosevelt Roads military base in Puerto Rico, where I live and am currently recording from. I'm sure that I've seen some of the aircraft used in these strikes and other military operations in the region from the hill that overlooks the base's airstrip, and I've probably watched every single one of the …
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Supports. Reuters visual investigation reports the US military upgrading the former Roosevelt Roads naval base in Puerto Rico, shuttered by the Navy over 20 years ago, with construction and taxiway work underway in September.[1]
Supports. Military.com reports the US military reactivated the Cold War-era naval base, which became operational again in September when F-35B fighters and heavy transport aircraft began using its runway.[4]
Supports. NBC News reports Roosevelt Roads, closed over two decades ago, was reactivated amid the military push in the Western Hemisphere, with US military aircraft on the runway in January 2026.[3]
Supports. Wikipedia states the base, closed for about 20 years, resumed operations on November 14, 2025, and that aircraft and personnel were operating from it by October 2025.[5]
Context. The reactivation date is reported differently across sources (September, October, or November 2025), which does not contradict the core claim that the base was reactivated.[1][4][5]
Context. The Snopes item concerns the 2003 closure of Roosevelt Roads and is not about reactivation, so it neither supports nor refutes the claim.[2]
Sources
5 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 1 tier 2, 2 not rated
- 1How the US is preparing a Caribbean staging ground near Venezuelareuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports, context
- 2Vieques Closuresnopes.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 3Puerto Rico's forgotten military bases become crucial in Trump's ...nbcnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 4Uss Gravely Conducts...military.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 5Roosevelt Roads Naval Station - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org · not rated · cited for: supports, context
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