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U.S. Conducts Evacuation Drill at Caracas Embassy With Osprey Landings

The exercise tested rapid‑response capabilities and signaled deeper U.S.-Venezuelan security cooperation while drawing protests over sovereignty.

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El ejercicio militar de Estados Unidos en Venezuela contó con aeronaves como el V-22 Osprey. (Getty Images).
Residentes caraqueños observan las maniobras del helicóptero MV-22B Osprey de los Marines de EE.UU. en Caracas

Overview

  • The U.S. Embassy in Caracas and SOUTHCOM confirmed that two MV-22B Osprey aircraft landed on embassy grounds as part of a military response exercise on Saturday, May 23.
  • SOUTHCOM commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan traveled to Caracas to observe the drill and to meet Venezuelan interim officials and embassy staff.
  • Venezuelan authorities said they authorized the operation at the embassy’s request and coordinated the exercise with civil aviation regulators, emergency services and the Venezuelan Red Cross.
  • Reporters and several outlets said the USS Iwo Jima and the missile cruiser USS Lake Erie were positioned off Venezuela’s coast during the drill, a deployment analysts interpreted as regional force signaling.
  • Coverage links the drill to broader U.S. policy goals — including a three‑phase plan promoted by President Trump — and to recent tensions after the January operation that removed Nicolás Maduro, which helps explain the sharp domestic protests and sovereignty objections.