Three F-16 fighter jets of Venezuela's Bolivarian Military Aviation arrived in Porlamar on Margarita Island after flying from Maracay to Caracas between 8:15 PM and 8:45 PM UTC on December 16, 2025, according to an X post by @Arr3ch0 shared over the past 59 minutes. The post, translated from Spanish, states 'They tell me that the three F-16s of the Bolivarian Military Aviation are in Porlamar, Margarita Island,' updating earlier reports of the jets' activity from Maracay to Caracas. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration issued a NOTAM for the Maiquetia Flight Information Region covering all of mainland Venezuela, as reported by @Worldsource24 during this period. Trinidad and Tobago granted U.S. military aircraft permission to use the country's airports in coming weeks, according to a breaking report shared by @ChrisO_wiki over the past hour, who linked it to President Donald Trump's planned television address tomorrow night. U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham stated that Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio could not clarify the White House plan for Venezuelan President NicolĂĄs Maduro, per an X post by @news_jul. Graham said, 'It was confusing⊠I want to know whatâs going to happen next. Is it the policy to take Maduro down? It should be if itâs not,' and called for release of the September 2 strikes video. These developments occur amid U.S. Southern Command's Operation Southern Spear targeting regional drug trafficking, following Chilean president-elect JosĂ© Antonio Kast's earlier statement supporting potential U.S. action against Maduro.
