U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM):

"U.S. Marines with the Combat Logistics Battalion 8, Littoral Combat Force-24, and U.S. Air Force Contingency Response Element Airmen assigned to the 621st Contingency Response Wing board a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter with 1st Battalion 228th Aviation Regiment at Símon Bolívar International Airport, Venezuela, July 3, 2026.

At the direction of SOUTHCOM, U.S. military forces are supporting State Department-led U.S. government relief operations following the devastating earthquakes that struck the nation on June 24, 2026."