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The U.S. military has released photos showing strategic bombers and fighter jets flying over the Caribbean Sea, in a new sign of escalation against Venezuela.
Photos showing a pair of B-52 Stratofortress the Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) area of responsibility and conducting aerial refueling with a KC-135 Stratotanker were shared by the Air Force Global Strike Command to X on November 7. In the post, the command said that its aircraft “routinely conduct global operations in coordination with other combatant commands, services & participating US govt agencies to defend the US & its Allies”
The flight took place a day earlier. Data from aviation tracking websites, including Flightradar24, indicate that the B-52 flew along the coast of Venezuela, of course without violating the country’s airspace. This was the fourth instance of U.S. bombers approaching the country in recent weeks.
Notably, at least one of the bombers was equipped with its underwing weapons pylons, in addition to an electro-optical Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod.
Click to see full-size image. (U.S. Army)
Click to see full-size image. (U.S. Army)
The very next day, SOUTHCOM shared a photo on showing two F-35B Lightning II fighter jets “conducting routine flying operations” in its area of responsibility.
The command said in the post that U.S. military forces were deployed to its area of responsibility “to disrupt illicit drug trafficking and protect the homeland.”
The fighter jets were both armed with AIM-9-series heat-seeking, short-range air-to-air missiles on their external weapon hardpoints, which is unusual.
Click to see full-size image. (U.S. Army)
Tensions have been mounting between the U.S. and Venezuela since August, when the Trump administration doubled the reward for the arrest of President Nicolas Maduro Maduro to $50 million on drug trafficking charges then deployed an amphibious ready group with thousands of marines to the Caribbean on a so-called “counter narco-terror operation”.
In October, the administration escalated further by ordering the deployment of an entire carrier strike group close to the coast of Venezuela.
The U.S. military has already carried out 17 strikes against boats allegedly carrying drugs in the Caribbean and the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing 69 people. Three were killed in the latest strike, which was announced by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on November 7.
In a post to X, Hegseth said that the strike targeted a boat that was “trafficking narcotics” in the international waters of the Caribbean.
Recent reports by U.S. media suggest that the administration of President Donald Trump is nearing a decision on an attack against Venezuela.
The War Zone revealed in a report published on November 7 that the U.S. military was preparing to further expand its deployment in the Caribbean.
“There are site surveys ongoing to see if more military assets should be sent to the region,” a U.S. official told the news website.
Three U.S. military aircraft, a P-8A reconnaissance plane, a C-40 Clipper used for transport, and a AC-130 Ghostrider gunship, were recently spotted in El Salvador,, according to The New York Times and photos by The Latin American Aviation Historical Society.
Fantastic shots from @The_LAAHS showing AC-130J 15-5825, C-40 N235JF, and P-8A 168999/169012 on the ramp at CSL Comalapa in El Salvador. https://t.co/xTMGgxFZEU pic.twitter.com/G0XfzNypgi
— LatAmMilMovements (@LatAmMilMVMTs) November 7, 2025
Venezuela has bracing for an attack by the U.S., with Maduro even approving plans for “armed resistance” and asking for weapons from Russia, China and Iran.
While the U.S. maintains that operations in the Caribbean are meant to crack down on drug trafficking, reports coming out from Washington suggest that a regime change in Caracas is the ultimate goal. Trump himself refused to rule out such a possibility in the past. The country has the largest oil reserves in the world, which explains why the U.S. is willing to risk another never-ending war.
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