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Coverage dated December 9, 2025

US military flies 2 fighter jets over Gulf of Venezuela

Headline from Military Times

Public flight tracking websites showed a pair of U.S. Navy F/A-18 fighter jets fly over the Gulf on Tuesday.

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  1. The Boston Globe

    US military flies 2 fighter jets over the Gulf of Venezuela as scrutiny grows (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    The flights are the latest action the US military has taken as it has built up its largest presence in the region in decades.

  2. Fox News

    US deploys fighter jets to Gulf of Venezuela in closest known approach yet, amid rising tension (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    U.S. F/A-18 fighter jets flew over the Gulf of Venezuela in the closest known approach to Venezuelan airspace, conducting what officials called routine training.

  3. Legitgov

    U.S. deploys fighter jets to Gulf of Venezuela in closest known approach yet – CLG News (opens Legitgov)

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  4. Military Times

    US military flies 2 fighter jets over Gulf of Venezuela (opens Military Times)

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    Military Times's feed description

    Public flight tracking websites showed a pair of U.S. Navy F/A-18 fighter jets fly over the Gulf on Tuesday.

  5. Newsweek

    US F/A-18 jets fly into Gulf of Venezuela (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    U.S. military buildup has increased as President Donald Trump threatens other countries in the Caribbean.

  6. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    2 US jets fly into Venezuelan airspace (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    Two U.S. F-18 fighter jets flying in tandem entered Venezuelan airspace around noon Tuesday, circling over the Gulf of Venezuela in the latest show of force against the government of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.

  7. Latin Times

    U.S. Fighter Jets Conduct Closest Fly-By Yet Near Venezuelan Coast (opens Latin Times)

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    Latin Times's feed description

    The U.S. military flew two Navy F/A-18 fighter jets over the Gulf of Venezuela on Tuesday, marking what appears to be the closest approach to Venezuelan territory since the Trump administration

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