Marines conduct a rapid response exercise at the US Embassy in Venezuela’s capital
The exercise tested rapid response and evacuation readiness, and Venezuela said it authorized the drill for possible medical or catastrophic emergencies.
- On Saturday, the U.S. military conducted a rapid response exercise involving Marines and Two Marine Corps Osprey aircraft over the recently reopened Embassy in Caracas, Venezuela.
- The exercise follows the ouster of then-President Maduro four months ago, with the Embassy in Caracas formally reopening two months prior to the drill.
- Protesters gathered near the Embassy with a Venezuelan flag bearing the message "No to the Yankee drill," while others demonstrated elsewhere in Caracas.
- The Embassy stated on Instagram that such exercises ensure mission readiness, while Foreign Minister Gil previously stated the drill would prepare for medical or catastrophic emergencies.
- Military aircraft last flew over Caracas on Jan. 3, when elite forces rappelled from helicopters to capture Maduro and his wife.
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Marines stage mock evacuation at Venezuela embassy
Four months after American special operations forces infiltrated Venezuelan airspace to raid its capital city, U.S. troops were once again flying over Caracas. This time, as part of an elaborate training exercise around the U.S. embassy. Two Marine Corps MV-22 Ospreys flew over the capital of Venezuela on Saturday and landed outside the U.S. embassy as part of a “rapid response” drill, the U.S. embassy for Venezuela said in a social media post. …
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Troops practiced an evacuation for possible emergencies in the recently reopened embassy in Caracas The US military on Saturday conducted a drill in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas that rehearsed a potential emergency and evacuation at its embassy. The exercise, which had been authorized by the Venezuelan authorities, is the first US military drill held...
Two U.S. military aircraft flew over Caracas on Saturday and landed at the U.S. embassy in Venezuela, in the framework of a drill previously authorized by the Venezuelan government. The operation involved two MV-22B Osprey aircraft from the Marine Corps, capable of operating as a helicopter and turboprop plane, which reached the U.S. diplomatic headquarters in the Venezuelan capital. The Venezuelan government presented the operation as a mock ev…
US Holds Military Drill in Venezuela’s Capital
The US military on Saturday conducted a drill in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas, marking the first known US military exercise in the country since the January 3 attack to abduct Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. The drill involved two US Marine Corps Osprey aircraft landing near the US Embassy in…
Marines Conduct A Rapid Response Exercise At The US Embassy In Venezuela’s Capital
The U.S. military conducted a rapid response exercise involving Marines and military aircraft in Venezuela’s capital on Saturday, more than four months after the ouster of then-President Nicolás Maduro. Two Marine Corps Osprey aircraft, which have characteristics of both a helicopter and a fixed-wing airplane, flew over the recently reopened U.S. Embassy in Caracas. They […]
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