"Operation Caribe Soberano 200, a response to the U.S. military deployment in the region, will mobilize 2,500 soldiers on the island of La Orchila Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino on Wednesday.Prensa del Palacio de Miraflores (EFE) Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez announced Wednesday the development of a three-day military exercise with land, air, and sea maneuvers that will mobilize 2,500 soldiers from the Joint Task Force of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces on the island of La Orchila in the Venezuelan Caribbean."
"The announcement comes amid deep bilateral tensions, with explicit threats from the U.S. government to Chavismo and Nicolas Maduro and accusations of drug trafficking and the illegitimacy of the Venezuelan president's mandate. Padrino stated that the entire operation is a response to the threatening and vulgar deployment of U.S. ships in the Caribbean, which the Bolivarian establishment considers a threat to the country and the region."
"Padrino commented that the Caribe Soberano 200 military maneuvers, designed to gauge the country's military capacity in a conflict scenario, are a fairly comprehensive exercise. It reportedly involves special forces, intelligence, and aerospace forces; the use of armed, surveillance, and artillery-equipped aerial drones; electronic warfare strategies; anti-aircraft emplacements and ZU systems; amphibious landings with combat vehicles; beachhead assult; and artillery fire."
A three-day military exercise named Caribe Soberano 200 will mobilize 2,500 soldiers on La Orchila with coordinated land, air, and sea maneuvers. The exercise aims to strengthen defensive capabilities and protect national sovereignty. The move occurs amid heightened bilateral tensions, U.S. threats to Chavismo and Nicolas Maduro, and accusations including drug trafficking and questions about presidential legitimacy. The operation is described as a response to a U.S. naval deployment considered threatening. Reported opposing deployments include 12 warships, 22 aircraft, 20 small naval militia boats, and artillery. The maneuvers will involve special forces, intelligence and aerospace units; armed and surveillance drones; electronic warfare; anti-aircraft systems; amphibious landings; and artillery fire, with increased operational readiness for maritime conflict.
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