Senior military official lands in Venezuela to oversee US quake response: Southern Command
SOUTHCOM is supporting relief operations by the State Department
June 26, 2026 07:23
CARACAS: A senior American military official has arrived in Venezuela’s capital Caracas to oversee US relief efforts in the aftermath of powerful twin earthquakes that killed at least 235 people, the US military said on Friday.
“US Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Kevin J. Jarrard arrived in Caracas, Venezuela, today, to oversee Department of War support to Venezuela earthquake relief efforts,” said the US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), whose area of responsibility covers Latin America and the Caribbean.
