Out of a total population of 31 million, only 15 million residents in Venezuela are available, and 12 million are currently fit for service. The military consists of 109,000 active personnel, with paramilitary forces far outnumbering those of the Army, Air Force and Navy.

Intensifying US threats against Venezuela are raising expectations of imminent military action as President Donald Trump heaps pressure on the Caracas regime and flexes power in the Western Hemisphere.

President Trump on Saturday said the airspace above Venezuela is now completely closed off as tensions escalate between the U.S. and South American country over alleged drug trafficking. “To

Democrats may try to prevent Venezuela’s liberation out of general Trump Derangement Syndrome, but the civilized world would surely cheer.

Venezuela is entering one of its most repressive periods in years, rights monitors say, as President Nicolás Maduro faces mounting isolation and an expanding US military presence in the Caribbean.

The FAA urged civilian aircraft in Venezuelan airspace to "exercise caution" due to the "worsening security situation and heightened military activity in or around Venezuela."

U.S. officials’ messaging about the country has dovetailed with the administration’s shifting policy priorities, a Miami Herald analysis shows.

Among the 11 warships currently in the Caribbean is the USS Ford, which houses the Carrier Strike Group featuring nine carrier air wings, or more than 70 aircraft, including squadrons out of Virginia, Florida and Washington state.