US military touts work to assist in Venezuela following deadly earthquakes

The U.S. subject has been moving to assistance successful Venezuela aft the South American federation was rocked by deadly earthquakes past week.

"At the absorption of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), U.S. subject capabilities proceed arriving successful Venezuela contiguous to enactment ongoing U.S. earthquake alleviation efforts requested by the Venezuelan authorities and led by the U.S. State Department," SOUTHCOM said successful a Sunday property merchandise regarding the alleviation efforts.

"SOUTHCOM operations are wholly self-sustaining, with unit connected the crushed requiring zero section resources arsenic they enactment tirelessly to present captious alleviation to the radical of Venezuela," SOUTHCOM noted.

Venezuelan National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez indicated Sunday that the decease toll from the earthquakes had reached 1,450.

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A U.S. subject V-22 Osprey craft lands successful Caraballeda, La Guaira state, Venezuela, connected June 27, 2026, arsenic portion of rescue operations pursuing earthquakes. (Federico PARRA / AFP via Getty Images)

"Marines connected the ground, redeeming lives," SOUTHCOM declared successful a Sunday station connected X.

"U.S. Marines successful Venezuela are supporting U.S. and planetary archetypal responders during hunt and rescue efforts successful areas hardest-hit by the earthquakes," the post, which included respective photos, continued.

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"The @DeptofWar continues to enactment intimately with the @StateDept to enactment earthquake alleviation efforts and present assistance to the Venezuelan communities of top need. At the absorption of #SOUTHCOM, U.S. subject forces are supporting U.S. catastrophe assistance to the radical of Venezuela successful the aftermath of the June 24, 2026, earthquakes," the station noted.

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First responders assistance a U.S. Marine climbing done rubble amid a hunt for survivors pursuing earthquakes successful Venezuela. (U.S. Southern Command connected X)

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"Racing against the timepiece to prevention lives successful Venezuela: First responders assistance a U.S. Marine climbing done rubble during a hunt for survivors successful earthquake-damaged structures," SOUTHCOM wrote successful a antithetic station connected X. "Operating time and night, these crews proceed to enactment planetary hunt and rescue operations crossed the hardest-hit communities."