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First US Military Flight Over Caracas Conducts Emergency Drill

5/23/2026

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The drill was the first U.S. military flight over Caracas since the January operation that captured Nicolás Maduro.
Foreign Minister Yván Gil said the embassy drill was meant to prepare for medical or catastrophic emergencies.
Two Marine Corps Osprey aircraft landed in the embassy parking lot, their downdraft blowing branches as troops descended.
U.S. officials called the drill essential for mission readiness and posted the statement on the embassy’s Instagram.

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The drill was the first U.S. military flight over Caracas since the January operation that captured Nicolás Maduro.
Foreign Minister Yván Gil said the embassy drill was meant to prepare for medical or catastrophic emergencies.
Two Marine Corps Osprey aircraft landed in the embassy parking lot, their downdraft blowing branches as troops descended.
U.S. officials called the drill essential for mission readiness and posted the statement on the embassy’s Instagram.