We’ve been watching F22’s flying in and out of Homestead air base in the past weeks, and wondering what they are doing. I always wonder where the fighters are going when I watch them take off and wonder where they’ve been when they come back. It’s fascinating to me to listen to and watch them come and go.

From the BBC:

Venezuela has denounced an alleged violation of its airspace by an American military aircraft.

Defence Minister Gustavo Rangel said the jet had been tracked by country’s air defences over the Venezuelan-owned island of Orchila on Saturday.

He said the US ambassador would be summoned to provide an explanation.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, a fierce critic of Washington, has in the past accused the US administration of destabilising his country.

Mr Rangel told a news conference that the US aircraft “practically flew over” Orchila and another Venezuelan island before turning back.

“We ordered the airplane to identify itself,” he added.

“We have recorded proof of the conversation between ground control in Venezuela and the aircraft pilot.”

The minister said the incident was “the latest step in a series of provocations” by the US.

Asked about the accusation, US embassy spokeswoman Robin Holzhauer told the Associated Press news agency: “We’re looking into any possible accidental incursion of Venezuelan airspace.”