New Delhi, Jan. 4 -- General Dan Caine, Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the US military operation targeting Venezuela, codenamed Operation Absolute Resolve, was the result of extensive preparation and coordination.

"This operation, known as Operation Absolute Resolve, was the culmination of months of planning and rehearsal," Caine said.

He added that the military remains prepared for similar missions in the future.

"There is always a chance that we'll be tasked to do this type of mission again."

Caine stressed that the operation was not improvised but built on long-standing coordination across US agencies and military domains.

"Our interagency work began months ago and built on decades of experience of integrating comp...