U.S. forces in a two-week stretch destroyed more than 70 Islamic State targets in Syria, struck extremists in northern Nigeria and carried out a daring raid to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro from a heavily guarded compound in Caracas.
The USS Iwo Jima and the USS San Antonio have been relocated to waters north of Cuba, and the Air Force also has withdrawn some aircraft from the region.
President Trump has sidelined the opposition by allowing Maduro's vice president to take control in the interim. Exiled opposition leader MarĂa Corina Machado has praised Trump but has not been embraced by his administration.