621st Contingency Response Wing Responds to Accelerate Earthquake Disaster Relief in Venezuela
By 1st Lt. Jessica McLaughlin, 621 CRW Public Affairs | July 3, 2026
A 110-Airman element from the 621st Contingency Response Wing deployed to Simón Bolívar International Airport in the aftermath of the devastating earthquakes that struck Venezuela on June 24, 2026. U.S. military forces have mobilized to support a Department of State-led disaster assistance mission to deliver critical relief to the region.
U.S. Navy Ships Support Disaster Relief Operations in Venezuela
By LTJG Paul Archer | July 2, 2026
The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28) and Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Billings (LCS 15) have arrived in the region to provide rapid, life-saving humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations.
Puerto Rico Guard Aids With Venezuela Earthquake Response
By Senior Airman Victoria Jewett, | July 1, 2026
The Puerto Rico Air National Guard, 156th Contingency Response Group is helping with humanitarian assistance operations led by U.S. Southern Command in Venezuela after recent earthquakes in that country.
Marines, Sailors of Littoral Combat Force support U.S. interagency earthquake response in Venezuela
By Captain Shawn Doublet | June 30, 2026
Following two earthquakes off the northern coast of Venezuela on June 24 the United States mobilized a humanitarian response at the request of the Venezuelan government. To support U.S. Southern Command’s rapid deployment of personnel and specialized equipment into the disaster zone, Littoral Combat Force 24 transitioned from scheduled regional security missions to support the U.S. government’s disaster response operation.