@InquisidorVZLA reported on X that two BAEL early warning F-16 AMB aircraft took off at full power heading southeast in dragon formation, marked #NOW, in a post shared between 3:46 PM and 4:15 PM UTC on December 30. The post from @InquisidorVZLA tagged @AeroNoticiasVE and @Arr3ch0, available at https://x.com/InquisidorVZLA/status/2006030370190336348. Separately, @Sec_Noem stated on X that the U.S. Coast Guard, with support from the Department of War, apprehended an oil tanker last docked in Venezuela during a pre-dawn action early on December 20, according to a post at https://x.com/Sec_Noem/status/2002481990755627050 shared in the same 29-minute window. @Sec_Noem's statement affirmed the United States will continue pursuing illicit movement of sanctioned oil used to fund narco-terrorism in the region and thanked personnel from @USCG and @DeptofWar. These reports follow U.S. Southern Command's announcement earlier between 3:16 PM and 3:46 PM UTC on December 30 that it stands ready to provide maritime capabilities supporting Department of Homeland Security and Department of Justice high seas operations under #OpSouthernSpear at the direction of Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.
