How Trump’s air commandos who captured Maduro are gearing up for next daring mission

0 January 24, 2026 13:00

Controlling the skies as US special forces swooped in to extract Nicolás Maduro, Donald Trump’s “Night Stalker” pilots are among the best in the world.

The US Air Force 106th Special Operations Air Regiment – known as SOAR – manoeuvred through hostile radar, missiles and gunfire to get ground teams to their Venezuelan target – and now they’re training for their next hit.

forces, the stealth air commandos could soon be in action in Iran, insiders say.

Robert O’Neill, the Seal Team Six officer who terminated Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan, told The Sun: “SOAR pilots are the best in the world. They can fix problems in 15-second time windows.

Read more here: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/38007918/america-night-stalker-commandos-maduro-trump-hitlist-mission/

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