2 Hours Over Caracas: The Aviation Logistics Behind Operation Absolute Resolve

Описание: The 114-Minute Mystery: How 200 Men Captured a President
January 3rd, 1990. The US captures Manuel Noriega in Panama. January 3rd, 2026. History repeats itself in Caracas.

But while the date and the charges were the same, the way the US military executed Operation Absolute Resolve reveals a terrifying evolution in power projection. In this video, we go beyond the headlines to analyze the "Surgical Extraction" of Nicolas Maduro and solve the mystery of the 114 minutes that JSOC spent on the ground at Fort Tiuna.

In This Deep Dive:
The 114-Minute Gap: Why did elite operators stay on the ground for nearly two hours in the heart of a hostile capital? We explore the "Panic Room" siege and the Lily Pad Theory.

Sledgehammer vs. Scalpel: A side-by-side comparison of 1989’s full-scale invasion (26,000 troops) vs. the 200 operators who "turned off the lights" in Caracas.

The Silent Corridor: How stealth dominance and electronic warfare (EW) neutralized Venezuela’s BUK Air Defense systems without a full-scale SEAD campaign.

Sonic Weapons? We investigate the reports of disorientation among survivors—was it secret tech, or just the overwhelming physics of "Relative Superiority"?


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