X user @ConflictsW reported between 4:46 PM and 5:45 PM UTC on December 14, 2025, that Christmas leave for Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) personnel appears to be proceeding as normal, following Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino's order for collective vacations in two shifts with instructions to report back in case of a U.S. attack (https://x.com/ConflictsW/status/2000253496814399601). The post notes the vacations coincide with what the user describes as 25 percent of U.S. military power in the Caribbean, questioning the timing amid perceived critical conditions for Venezuela. Padrino's directive was mentioned by @ConflictsW a couple of days earlier. Separate reports indicate colectivos demonstrated against U.S. President Donald Trump's expressions on Venezuela, while NotiCentro captured FANB military maneuvers at a base during morning hours on December 14. These developments follow U.S. Air Force movements reported earlier on December 14, including B-52 Stratofortress takeoff photos from Minot AFB for a Venezuela coast demonstration per @SA_Defensa, an MC-130J Commando II outbound to the Caribbean from Hurlburt Field tracked by @vcdgf555, and C-17A flights to Puerto Rico noted by @TheIntelFrog. A Garapayla Revolutionary Movement video released between 2:46 PM and 3:15 PM UTC announced readiness to fight foreign military intervention, as posted by @war_noir.
