Over the past four decades, the United States has increasingly relied on small, elite units to handle missions that fall outside the reach of conventional warfare. Delta Force has been central to that shift,

President Donald Trump said no personnel were killed in the attack on Venezuela, dubbed “Operation Absolute Resolve.”

The raid on Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro’s compound in Caracas—involving units from the US Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines—highlighted the US military’s extreme proficiency at inter-service operations.