A US Air Force C-5M Super Galaxy (AE057B/87-0030/RCH2105) was tracked heading south from Little Rock Air Force Base between 3:46 PM and 4:17 PM UTC on Dec. 11, 2025, according to an X post by @sipjack1776 citing @Borrowed7Time and others. Satellite images from the same day showed six KC-135 refueling aircraft and suspected drones at Amarillo International Airport, as reported by @lobsterlarryliu referencing Mizarvision OSINT, noting escalation in the Caribbean Sea. These deployments follow US Air Force Dash 8 aircraft (BAT91, BAT86, N911AH, N986HA) arriving at Piarco International Airport in Trinidad earlier on Dec. 11 for Operation Southern Spear, per @vickrampersad on X. US Southern Command announced Lt. Gen. Evan L. Pettus will assume command on Dec. 12, succeeding Adm. Alvin Holsey. The movements come amid Venezuela's political crisis, including a Kremlin-reported phone call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro earlier between 3:17 PM and 3:46 PM UTC, where Putin expressed solidarity and government support, according to TASS and @AlertaNews24.
