The U.S. military carries out a rapid-response exercise at the U.S. Embassy in Caracas, Venezuela, involving Marines and military aircraft. Reporting says the drill takes place in the wake of recent diplomatic developments, with the embassy having reopened about two months earlier. According to the accounts, two Marine Corps Osprey aircraft fly over the embassy and then land in the parking lot, after which forces descend from the aircraft as part of the exercise. The embassy describes the activity as linked to maintaining readiness and rapid response capability. Venezuela’s government also provides context for the drill, with Foreign Minister Yvan Gil stating the exercise is meant to prepare for possible “medical emergencies or catastrophic emergencies,” according to one outlet’s reporting. The timing is also noted as occurring several months after Nicolas Maduro is no longer president. Venezuela had announced the drill earlier this week, and the operation proceeds as a coordinated exercise rather than an incident at the embassy. Multiple outlets agree on the core elements: the aircraft, the Marine involvement, the location at the embassy grounds, and the stated emergency-preparedness purpose.