How ‘Absolute Resolve’ harnessed 150 aircraft and more to launch a regime change in Venezuela

Photo: President Donald Trump monitors U.S. military operations in Venezuela, from Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida, on Saturday, January 3, 2026. Photo credit: Official White House photo by Molly Riley via Flickr. US government work. Article by Bradley Peniston. Defense One – January 3, 2026.

The assault that captured the president of Venezuela was the result of months of intense rehearsal to ensure that hundreds of aircraft and thousands of troops could carry out myriad interlocking tasks to the second, the Joint Chiefs chairman said Saturday. “The word ‘integration’ does not explain the sheer complexity of such a mission,” Gen. Dan Caine said at a press conference held at President Trump’s Florida compound. […]

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