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Venezuelan government defends detaining Marine veteran for 2 years
Marine veteran Matthew Heath was arrested in 2020 and accused of being a terrorist and spying for then-President Donald Trump.
US ‘had nothing to do’ with ex-Green Beret’s failed raid in Venezuela, says Esper
“The United States government had nothing to do with what’s happened in Venezuela in the last few days,” Esper said.
By Kyle Rempfer
Venezuela: 2 Americans among those nabbed after beach raid
Venezuelan security forces arrested eight people, including two alleged U.S. citizens, following a beach invasion aimed at capturing socialist President Nicolás Maduro, according to information released Monday by authorities, as more than 25,000 troops mobilized to hunt for other rebels operating in the country.
Naval buildup in Caribbean not aimed at ousting Maduro, says head of US Southern Command
The top U.S. military commander for Latin America said Friday that the Trump administration isn’t looking to use military force to remove Nicolas Maduro even as it expands counternarcotics operations in the Caribbean.
Trump: US to deploy anti-drug Navy ships near Venezuela
The administration is beefing up counter-narcotics operations in the Caribbean following a U.S. drug indictment against Nicolás Maduro.
Paratroopers jump into Colombia for airfield seizure exercise
U.S. paratroopers are subject matter experts on airborne operations and will serve as the air mission command and assault force, an 82nd spokesman said.
By Kyle Rempfer
Op-ed: Stop the rise of autonomous weapons
Our ever-growing appetite for intelligent, autonomous machines poses a host of ethical challenges.
By Christoffer Heckman, University of Colorado Boulder
US Southern Command head focused on ‘day after’ in Venezuela
The head of U.S. Southern Command says military officials are focusing on preparing for “the day after” once “isolated” Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro leaves power.
US Marines ‘likely’ to enter Venezuela, but will have trouble ‘getting out,’ Venezuelan socialist party official says
The heated rhetoric from the Venezuelan socialist leader follows an aggressive encounter between a Venezuelan SU-30 Flanker and an American EP-3 on July 19.
By Shawn Snow
Venezuelan fighter jet ‘aggressively shadows’ US Navy recon aircraft
Venezuela sent a fighter jet to buzz a U.S. reconnaissance operating in the Caribbean Sea on Friday, the Miami-based U.S. Southern Command reported Sunday.
By Mark D. Faram