The Caribbean has become a tinderbox of military escalation. More than 10,000 American troops now operate across the region—from guided-missile destroyers cutting through the waters to stealth fighters positioned in Puerto Rico—marking the most visible confrontation between Washington and Caracas in decades.

More U.S. military firepower is headed to the Caribbean as Trump escalates his anti-Maduro rhetoric. As a naval aviator, Alvin Holsey trained to conduct missions that required precise targeting. For years,

Venezuelan lawmaker Juan Romero, a deputy from the ruling United Socialist Party (PSUV), slammed the U.S. military operation in Caribbean waters, calling it a costly and futile show of force. Speaking in Caracas,

U.S. military and intelligence actions, coupled with Venezuela’s mobilization, have raised the risk of conflict in the Caribbean.

The Air Force launched multiple B-52 bombers in what it called a “bomber attack demonstration” off the coast of Venezuela.