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U.S. Forces Continue Providing Disaster Relief Assistance in Venezuela

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A group of about two dozen Marines in camouflage uniforms remove boxes of supplies from the back of a military truck under low-light conditions.
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U.S. armed forces are continuing to provide disaster assistance to the people of Venezuela in the aftermath of two June 24 earthquakes that brought widespread destruction to the coastal state of La Guaira and the country's capital city of Caracas. They are operating under the direction of U.S. Southern Command in support of efforts led by the State Department. 

A Marine wearing a camouflage uniform hands a cardboard box to a military service member wearing a different color camouflage uniform outdoors during daylight.

Helping Hands

Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Kevin Jarrard, right, passes a box of supplies to a Venezuelan service member during a disaster assistance supply delivery in La Guaira, Venezuela, July 11, 2026.
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A Marine wearing a camouflage uniform hands a cardboard box to a military service member wearing a different color camouflage uniform outdoors during daylight.

Helping Hands

Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Kevin Jarrard, right, passes a box of supplies to a Venezuelan service member during a disaster assistance supply delivery in La Guaira, Venezuela, July 11, 2026.

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Three Marines in camouflage uniforms remove pallets of water from the back of a military truck.

Venezuela Water

Marines prepare to offload cases of water from the back of a truck for disaster assistance operations in Anare, Venezuela, July 8, 2026.

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People wearing camouflage and olive drab military uniforms, some of whom are also wearing orange safety vests and red helmets, work to remove pallets with bottled drinking water from military trucks during daytime.

Water Offload

Marines and Venezuelan service members offload cases of water from the back of a truck during disaster assistance operations in Anare, Venezuela, July 8, 2026.

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Military trucks loaded with pallets of drinking water and other supplies are parked on a grassy field with hills in the background on a sunny day.

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Trucks carrying cases of drinking water wait in line to be unloaded by Marines and Venezuelan service members during disaster relief operations in Anare, Venezuela, July 8, 2026.

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A Marine hands someone cases of yellow Gatorade as other orange-topped Gatorade bottles sit on a table next to them. Trees and other people are in the background.

Hydration Handoff

A Marine delivers relief supplies to a member of the nonprofit Global Empowerment Mission at La Guaira, Venezuela, July 11, 2026. At the direction of U.S. Southern Command, military forces are supporting Department of State-led disaster assistance to Venezuelans in the aftermath of the June 24 earthquakes.

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Two people in casual civilian clothing remove cases of beverages from a pallet

Empowerment Mission

Members of the Global Empowerment Mission nonprofit organization stack supplies offloaded from a U.S. Navy air-cushioned landing craft during a disaster assistance supply delivery in La Guaira, Venezuela, July 11, 2026.

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The deployed military units are configured for rapid, short-term responses to stabilize crises, minimize immediate suffering and save lives. This presence is temporary, remaining active for as long as requested, ready to transition relief tasks to nongovernmental organizations, international aid groups and local authorities as soon as the immediate crisis is stabilized. 

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