The United States Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) announced on Monday it successfully carried out a joint airpower coastal patrol off the coast of Venezuela.

SOUTHCOM detailed in a social media post that a U.S. Marines F-35s, a U.S. Navy P-8, and a U.S. Air Force KC-46 conducted a “Joint Airpower Coastal Presence Patrol” off the coast of Venezuela on Friday March 6.

“Our persistent presence is a testament to our commitment to our partners in the region. We are always on watch,” SOUTHCOM Commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan said.

SOUTHCOM published four images of the U.S. Military aircraft, one of which shows them near the coastal city of La Guaira…

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