No airline flights were crossing over Venezuela that day, according to FlightRadar24.com. And major airlines canceled hundreds of flights across the eastern Caribbean region and warned passengers that disruptions could continue for days after the Federal Aviation Administration imposed restrictions.

The United States' military operation on Jan. 3 in Venezuela is of interest to hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans living here, especially Florida.

President Trump has presided over a surge of U.S. military activity abroad since returning to the Oval Office.

The US military operation that led to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, also left stranded tourists wondering how to get home — or to their next destination — after the FAA temporarily closed airspace over the Caribbean.

The U.S. military had a very intense 2025, carrying out significant operations all over the globe in defense of the homeland.

President Trump praised the US military operation that captured Venezuelan leader Nicholas Maduro as “brilliant” and announced that the US had successfully carried out a large-scale

After the United States military intervention in Venezuela, the Mexican government and analysts discounted the likelihood of unilateral U.S. military action against Mexican drug cartels, despite threats from President Donald Trump.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio told “This Week” host George Stephanopoulos that court orders to seize ships subjected to sanctions backed American military operations against Venezuela during a contentious exchange Sunday.

Here’s what we know about how the events unfolded, based on a review of satellite imagery, flight tracking data, audio records, videos, photography and people familiar with the operation.