{"id":85164,"date":"2026-06-05T19:59:31","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T19:59:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2026\/06\/05\/joint-chiefs-head-makes-first-official-visit-to-post-maduro-venezuela\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T17:41:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T17:41:59","slug":"joint-chiefs-head-makes-first-official-visit-to-post-maduro-venezuela","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2026\/06\/05\/joint-chiefs-head-makes-first-official-visit-to-post-maduro-venezuela\/","title":{"rendered":"Joint Chiefs head makes first official visit to post-Maduro Venezuela"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, made his first official trip to Venezuela this week, five months after the high-risk U.S. military operation that removed the country\u2019s strongman leader, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2026\/01\/06\/this-was-surgical-the-tactics-behind-the-maduro-mission\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2026\/01\/06\/this-was-surgical-the-tactics-behind-the-maduro-mission\/\">Nicol\u00e1s Maduro<\/a>, from power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Caine held bilateral discussions with senior leaders of the interim government and with U.S. embassy personnel. During those meetings, he underscored the importance of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2026\/04\/24\/us-soldier-charged-with-making-400000-on-maduro-removal-bets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2026\/04\/24\/us-soldier-charged-with-making-400000-on-maduro-removal-bets\/\">Venezuelan<\/a> stability, broader security across the Western Hemisphere and the military\u2019s commitment to implementing Trump\u2019s \u201cthree-phase plan,\u201d Joe Holstead, a spokesman for Caine, said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The plan focuses on avoiding chaos, bolstering an economic recovery and \u2014 eventually \u2014 facilitating a transition to democracy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A key pillar of the effort has been restoring Venezuela\u2019s oil industry, which Trump previously characterized as a \u201ctotal bust.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All of that changed with Operation Absolute Resolve. The sprawling military raid \u2014 which involved more than 150 aircraft \u2014 culminated in Delta Force commandos descending on a heavily fortified compound and capturing Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. The pair were later flown to New York, where they each face criminal charges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. military, meanwhile, continues to maintain a robust presence in the region, with the USS Nimitz Carrier Strike Group sailing into the Caribbean in May. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since September, the Pentagon has carried out at least 62 strikes in the waters off South America, killing nearly 200 people whom the Trump administration says were involved in drug trafficking, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2025\/11\/06\/a-list-of-us-military-strikes-against-alleged-drug-carrying-vessels\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2025\/11\/06\/a-list-of-us-military-strikes-against-alleged-drug-carrying-vessels\/\">data compiled<\/a> by Military Times. 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