Washington’s troops reportedly practiced an evacuation from 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 in the country after Washington kidnapped President Nicolas Maduro and his wife.
The drill involved two USMC MV-22B Osprey aircraft, which landed near the US Embassy, as well as naval vessels that entered Venezuelan waters in the Caribbean.
The US mission shared footage of the aircraft landing near the compound, stating the drill was a “military response exercise.”
“Ensuring the army’s rapid response capability is a key component of mission readiness, both here in Venezuela and around the world,” the embassy said.
En estos momentos se está llevando a cabo un ejercicio de respuesta militar estadounidense en la Embajada de los Estados Unidos en Caracas. Garantizar la capacidad de respuesta rápida del ejército es un componente clave de la preparación de la misión, tanto aquí en Venezuela como… pic.twitter.com/PpEwghap8r
— Embajada de los EE.UU. en Caracas (@usembassyve) May 23, 2026
The markings of the aircraft suggested they belonged to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263. The unit is deployed aboard the amphibious assault vessel USS Iwo Jima, which is currently operating in the Caribbean. This is the ship to which Maduro and his wife were flown immediately after they were abducted.
The Pentagon’s activities triggered a small protest in the city as a few dozen activists gathered to condemn the exercise as a “humiliation” to the nation. The protesters were seen holding a Venezuelan flag on which the words ‘No to the Yankee drill’ were inscribed.
The kidnapping of Maduro effectively subjugated Venezuela to the US. The country’s interim authorities have actively cooperated with Washington since the raid. Maduro remains incarcerated in the US on multiple charges, including drug trafficking. He has strongly denied all the allegations, describing himself as a “prisoner of war.”
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If the exercise, which had been authorized by the Venezuelan authorities, is the first US military drill held in the country after Washington kidnapped President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, then the bigger picture starts to look very different.
In other words the US mission shared footage of the aircraft landing near the compound, stating the drill was a “military response. Curious to see how this develops.
The detail about the exercise, which had been authorized by the Venezuelan authorities, is the first US military drill held in the country after Washington kidnapped President Nicolas Maduro and his wife is something people should sit with.
Think about it: the US mission shared footage of the aircraft landing near the compound, stating the drill was a “military response. That speaks volumes.
The bigger issue here is the drill involved two USMC MV-22B Osprey aircraft, which landed near the US Embassy, as well as naval vessels that entered Venezuelan waters in the Caribbean. That changes the calculation.
If the US mission shared footage of the aircraft landing near the compound, stating the drill was a “military response, then the bigger picture starts to look very different.
If the exercise, which had been authorized by the Venezuelan authorities, is the first US military drill held in the country after Washington kidnapped President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, then the bigger picture starts to look very different.
In other words the US mission shared footage of the aircraft landing near the compound, stating the drill was a “military response. Curious to see how this develops.
The detail about the exercise, which had been authorized by the Venezuelan authorities, is the first US military drill held in the country after Washington kidnapped President Nicolas Maduro and his wife is something people should sit with.
Think about it: the US mission shared footage of the aircraft landing near the compound, stating the drill was a “military response. That speaks volumes.
The bigger issue here is the drill involved two USMC MV-22B Osprey aircraft, which landed near the US Embassy, as well as naval vessels that entered Venezuelan waters in the Caribbean. That changes the calculation.
If the US mission shared footage of the aircraft landing near the compound, stating the drill was a “military response, then the bigger picture starts to look very different.