Seven Soldiers Hurt Storming Maduro’s Fortress, Helicopter Takes Bullet, Everyone’s Fine
KEY POINTS
- •Seven US troops were injured during the raid to capture Nicolás Maduro this past weekend; five have returned to duty.
- •No US personnel were killed, and a helicopter sustained damage but remained operational during the complex mission near Caracas.
- •The operation involved nearly 200 personnel and months of rehearsals including building a Maduro compound replica for training.
In a weekend that looked like a Hollywood audition for Extraordinarily Complicated Military Ops, nearly 200 U.S. troops invaded Caracas to snatch Nicolás Maduro and Mrs. Cilia Flores from their 'highly guarded fortress'—a phrase apparently borrowed from every action movie script ever. Seven service members were wounded during this complex ordeal stretching from late Friday night into early Saturday morning near Hurlburt Field, Florida, according to Airman 1st Class Isabel Tanner's fine photography. President Trump casually disclosed 'a couple of guys were hit,' reassuring that not a single troop or gear bit was lost. Five grunts are already back on duty, while two stubbornly refuse to stop resting. That's teamwork, or some sort of medical miracle. One helicopter took a bullet but kept flying because apparently even the aircraft didn’t want to bail on the mission. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed all this while the Joint Chiefs chairman got poetic about warriors willing to die in the air, making it sound more like a rock opera than a military raid. Months of intense prep included building a full Maduro compound replica—because why not rehearse realism in Vegas? So with drones, bombers, fighters, special ops, and law enforcement rushing in, U.S. forces managed ‘Absolute Resolve’ with grace, grit, and just enough chaos to remind us that yes, those poor troops are still very much the expendable props in the ongoing Trump-era geopolitical soap opera.
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Nothing screams smooth military operation like seven wounded heroes, a bullet-riddled helicopter, and a fortress with a replica for dress rehearsals. We’re all just passengers on the chaos express.
Took a bullet, kept flying—might rename that chopper the 'Badass Evergreen.' Meanwhile, soldiers patched up and back on duty like it’s just a Tuesday.
So about 200 troops storm a Caracas fortress, five soldiers recover fast, two sulk in medical, and the helicopter refuses to die. Drama clubs, take notes.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 1/6/2026 | Author: Jake Epstein
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