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As tensions between the United States and Venezuela continue to climb
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American fighter jets just made their closest known approach to Venezuelan airspace in years
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The Pentagon flew two F-A-18 fighter jets over the Gulf of Venezuela on Tuesday
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The nearest U.S. military aircraft have come to the country's airspace since the Trump administration
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launched its expanded anti-drug mission in the region. A U.S. defense official told Fox News the flight was a routine training mission meant to show how far the aircraft can operate, but it comes amid a broader buildup
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American forces were also seen unloading trucks and heavy equipment from military ships in Puerto Rico, a visible expansion of the U.S. footprint in the Caribbean
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President Trump has said land operations are coming, though he's offered no timeline on specifics
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Since September, the U.S. has carried out multiple strikes on what it says are drug-smuggling boats off Venezuela's coast
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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro claims the U.S. is using those missions as cover to try to force him from power
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And now one of those early strikes is facing scrutiny on Capitol Hill
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Lawmakers are demanding Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth release the full, unedited video of a follow-up strike that killed two survivors of the initial attack
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Hegseth said Tuesday he's still deciding whether to make that footage public
