Pentagon Confirms 2 Venezuelan Military Aircraft Flew Near US Navy Vessel

The DOD told the Venezuelan government that it is ’strongly advised' not to interfere with its mission.

An aerial view of the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., on April 2, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The Department of Defense (DOD) on Sept. 4 confirmed that two Venezuelan military planes flew over a U.S. Navy vessel in the Caribbean Sea, two days after the U.S. military destroyed a boat it said was carrying Tren de Aragua members and drugs.

“Today, two Maduro regime military aircraft flew near a US Navy vessel in international waters,” the DOD said in a statement posted to X. “This highly provocative move was designed to interfere with our counter narco-terror operations.”