Military exercises culminate: Maduro orders a special military deployment

On Friday, the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, ordered the creation of a special plan for the permanent deployment of components of the military corps for the defense of the nation, against interventionist threats from the government of the United States (USA). “I ask this in a progressive way so decisions can be taken about deployment”, locating the different forces, resources, equipment and weapons. It should indicate “how the area, antiaircraft and maritime forces should be combined. How the deployment of our forces should be combined to exercise sovereignty throughout the territory. A plan to keep the army mobilized in defense of the nation,” said the head of state at a meeting during the closing of the Bicentenario de Angostura 2019 military exercises held at the headquarters of the Ministry of Defense, located in Fuerte Tiuna, Caracas.

In this regard, the National Head of State instructed the Vice President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, to make the necessary investment to adapt the technology necessary to defend the Nation, given the constant interventionist threats.

“We have the resources, despite the sanctions,” said the President. “Improve command and communications systems,” he said.

He was emphatic in that “let’s not be careless, let’s not let our guard down, ” and he asked the military bodies, the Bolivarian militia and the “poder popular” to activate leadership to strengthen the Army. “No one falls asleep on their laurels! It should be evaluated and viewed objectively, with the greatest possible aplomb,” said the President.

He asked that the threat posed by the internal conspiracy be addressed, that is orchestrated by the groups that still remain in the US embassy trying to fracture the FANB, to later enter the territory and plunder the country’s riches. “A lot of money has moved and they couldn’t do it! We have defeated them in the attempt to mount a coup d’etat and divide the Armed Forces. We have defeated them and we must continue to crush them morally, with leadership, action, cohesion and internal unity,” Maduro said.

He also ordered the FANB to take the necessary actions to declare the entire Venezuelan border “free of criminal gangs, paramilitaries, kidnappers, drug traffickers and any vermin that comes from Colombia.” The head of state instructed them to mind sources of intelligence and their objectives so that nobody is an instrument of the Colombian oligarchy in its own internal war.

Protect the Electrical System
Similarly, he said that this special plan should contain strategies to stop the sabotage of the National Electric System, which threatens the stability of the Venezuelan people. “The defense of the Electric System is a pending task. How much have we done to protect the electrical system? But it is still vulnerable by terrorist command groups that attack the electrical system every day. It is a vital issue of national defense, “he said.

“I commissioned the Bolivarian National Armed Forces, the National Security Adviser (Gustavo González López). We have to get an answer. We have to guarantee in any circumstance, in peace or military conflict, the functioning of the services of the economic life of the country . ”

The last electrical sabotage was recorded on Thursday at the Barbacoa I electrical substation, located at Kilometer 27 of the Barcelona-Anaco highway, Anzoátegui state. The act left a person dead, after trying to destabilize the service.

The deployment plan also, explained Maduro, must contain a strategy for the defense of the border between Colombia and Venezuela, which is being targeted by the imperial forces, who intend to bring in supposed “humanitarian aid” despite the fact that The International Red Cross said in days past that the agency would not be part of a possible delivery operation promoted by the deputy in contempt of the National Assembly, Juan Guaidó.

“I have commissioned the Bolivarian National Armed Forces, the National Security Adviser (Gustavo González López). We have to get an answer. We have to guarantee in any circumstance, in peace or military conflict, the functioning of the services of the economic life of the country . ”

The last electrical sabotage was recorded on Thursday at the Barbacoa I electrical substation, located at Kilometer 27 of the Barcelona-Anaco highway, Anzoátegui state. The fact left a person deceased, after trying to destabilize the service.

The deployment plan also, explained Maduro, must contain a strategy for the defense of the border between Colombia and Venezuela, which is being targeted by the imperial forces, who intend to enter a supposed “humanitarian aid” despite the fact that The International Red Cross said in days past that the agency would not be part of a possible delivery operation promoted by the deputy in contempt of the National Assembly, Juan Guaidó.