Brandon J. Weichert
A recent C-146A Wolfhound flight near the Venezuelan coastline has raised suspicions of covert activity, even though the Wolfhound had its transponder on.
The Trump administration continues its buildup along the coastline of Venezuela, despite rumors abounding that the 47th president is backing away from his original decision to escalate his administration’s attacks against the regime of Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela.
Reports have been coming in over the last week that American special forces units were spotted in the areas near Venezuela. This comes on the heels of the Trump administration authorizing the CIA to conduct covert operations in the country.
What’s Going on in the Skies Near Venezuela?
A C-146A Wolfhound, which is a specialized transport plane used by the United States Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC), was tracked on a route near Venezuelan airspace while en route to Colombia. This comes after several American bombers, such as the B-1B Lancer and B-52H Stratofortress, also flew missions in the Caribbean Sea close to the Venezuelan coast.
What’s more, helicopters associated with US Special Operations aviation (such as MH-6 Little Birds and MH-60 Black Hawks) were spotted operating in Caribbean waters less than 90 miles away from Venezuela. It is assumed that these elements were conducting training or mission-preparation flights (or both).
Defence Blog, which was among the first to report the aforementioned C-146A Wolfhound flight, described that flight as being “low-profile” and on a route that brought it along the northern coastline of South America, passing very near to Venezuelan territory (while still maintaining its flight over international waters). The C-146A is the perfect vehicle for the kind of stealthy missions that American special forces operators routinely engage in, especially when the country is on the brink of a potential war—such as we appear to be as of this moment.
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