[runtimepanic]

Hard to draw conclusions from early reports like this. Situations involving explosions tend to generate a lot of noise before verified facts emerge, especially in politically tense environments. Best to wait for confirmation on cause, scale, and impact before speculating, and hopefully accurate information follows quickly.

[esseph]

Based on the fleet and aircraft movement and mobilization reports, this was probably a combination of 3/75 Ranger Regiment and/or RRC, Delta/CAG, 24th STS, and probably 1 or more SEAL teams based on the sub movement.

The clear fly-out with rotary wing craft seemingly without a concern in the world tells me they absolutely decapitated Venezuela's air defenses.

Their intelligence must have been flawless to have this level of confidence.

This wasn't just a raid, it was an extremely visible one meant to send a message.

Edit: Bloomberg is reporting they captured and extracted Maduro

https://archive.is/2026.01.03-094534/https://www.bloomberg.c...

[unionjack22]

>this was probably a combination of 3/75 Ranger Regiment and/or RRC, Delta/CAG, 24th STS, and probably 1 or more SEAL teams based on the sub movement.

If you're going to flaunt nerd speak then just say JSOC.

[arthurcolle]

TikTok videos showing Apache helicopters shooting missiles at targets. Lots of planes and helicopters flying over Caracas

[arthurcolle]

followup: the little black outlines in the video correspond to helicopter-like objects. I just referred to Apache for some reason, most local memory of an attack helicopter. apparently it's something else

[Ardren]

I agree. It's now confirmed that DJT ordered military attacks on Venezuela

https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/venezuela-us-military-s...