🇺🇸US Marine Corps F-35s Neutralize Venezuelan Air Force Assets According to recent reports, US Marine Corps F-35 stealth fighters conducted a surprise airstrike on an air base in Venezuela shortly after striking key air defense sites (S-300V and Buk-M2). This operation reportedly destroyed seven ground-based Su-30MK2V fighters, a key component of the Venezuelan Air Force. The airstrikes were conducted during the pre-reconnaissance and neutralization phase in support of US helicopter landing operations, with a focus on disrupting Venezuela's air response capabilities. The US Department of Defense described this deployment as part of a "counter-narco-terrorism" operation to crack down on drug cartels, but it is interpreted as an increased level of direct military pressure on the Maduro regime.