Trump says the US shut off the lights in Venezuela's capital using 'certain expertise.' Here's how it may have done it.

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A figure in a helmet stands in front of a fighter jet with lights on at night time
A US Air Force F-22 Raptor parks after the US's military actions in Venezuela.

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See inside the E-4B 'Nightwatch,' the president's 'doomsday plane' that can survive nuclear war

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An E-4B plane.
Maintainers from the 595th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron prepare the E-4B for flight as a visiting documentary production team loads onto the Nightwatch to film a local training sortie and air refueling mission from Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., May 15, 2024.

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A US F-16 pilot outflew enemy missiles with extreme high-G turns for 15 minutes during a Middle East mission

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A US Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon departs after being refueled over the US Central Command area of responsibility, February 25, 2025.
A US Air Force F-16 operates over the Middle East in February.

US Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. William Rio Rosado

I visited the only B-2 stealth bomber on display in the world. Take a closer look.

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A B-2 bomber on display in a museum.
A wider look at the B-2.

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How boom operators aboard the US Air Force's flying gas stations keep their cool doing an 'inherently dangerous' job

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A Pennsylvania Air National Guard KC-135 aircraft from the 171st Air Refueling Wing located in Pittsburgh flies over the installation prior to landing Aug. 8, 2025.
A KC-135 refueling tanker.

US Air National Guard photo by Shawn Monk

The US Air Force's new mini-cruise missile, built for bringing mass to Ukraine's long-range fight, is taking off

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F-16s are seen flying over the Ukraine sky.
The ERAM is meant to be launched from Ukraine's aircraft, such a the F-16 Fighting Falcon.

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Investigation finds $13 million US military Reaper drone crashed into the sea after an unexplained failure saw its propeller fall off

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An MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft assigned to the 432nd Wing lifts off from Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, in February 2025.
The US military lost an MQ-9 Reaper drone last year after its propeller fell off during a mission.

US Air Force photo by Senior Airman Victoria Nuzzi

The Air Force Secretary said Elon Musk 'needs to learn a little bit more about the business' before deriding crewed fighter jets

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Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall and Elon Musk are seen dressed in suits in separate close-ups.
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said he has "a lot of respect" for Elon Musk as an engineer, but said the billionaire is no warfighter.

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How an F-22 fighter pilot transforms the stealth jet's combat capabilities into a soaring spectacle

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US Air Force Capt. Samuel
US Air Force Capt. Samuel "RaZZ" Larson, F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team commander, shakes hands with a senior airman before taxiing.

US Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikaela Smith

The first female commander of the Air Force's A-10 demo team reflects on flying the Warthog on the eve of its retirement

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US Air Force Maj. Lindsay
US Air Force Maj. Lindsay "MAD" Johnson prepares to put on her helmet.

US Air Force photo by Senior Airman Devlin Bishop

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