
ALT A U.S. Air Force search and rescue team prepares to board a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey at Sim\u00F3n Bol\u00EDvar International Airport, Venezuela, June 28, 2026. At the direction of U.S. Southern Command, assigned U.S. military forces are supporting Department of State-led U.S. disaster assistance to the people of Venezuela in the aftermath of the June 24, 2026, earthquakes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Devin M. Rumbaugh) This photo was altered for security purposes by blurring faces of certain personnel.\n\n

ALT A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom takes off from Sim\u00F3n Bol\u00EDvar International Airport, Venezuela, June 28, 2026. At the direction of U.S. Southern Command, assigned U.S. military forces are supporting Department of State-led U.S. disaster assistance to the people of Venezuela in the aftermath of the June 24, 2026, earthquakes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Devin M. Rumbaugh)\n\n

ALT A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III carrying members of the 621st Contingency Response Wing, parks on the apron of Sim\u00F3n Bol\u00EDvar International Airport, Venezuela, June 28, 2026. At the direction of U.S. Southern Command, assigned US military forces are supporting Department of State-led U.S. disaster assistance to the people of Venezuela in the aftermath of the June 24, 2026, earthquakes. The 621st CRW mobilized a contingency response element to provide rapidly deployable air mobility capabilities to assess, open, operate, and sustain airfields during contingency, humanitarian assistance, and disaster-response operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Devin M. Rumbaugh)\n\n



























