U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft prepare to lift off from the flight deck of Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) while underway in the Caribbean Sea, on April 1, 2026. U.S. Navy photo
A contingent of U.S. troops conducted a rapid response exercise in the Venezuelan capital city of Caracas on May 23, the first military exercise in the South American nation since U.S. special operations forces raided the city and captured former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, on Jan. 3.
The troops flew in aboard a pair of U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft. Also aboard the aircraft was Marine Gen. Francis L. Donovan, the commander of the U.S. Southern Command.
