Billy Ball Explains NC: Why the fighting in Venezuela is a BIG deal in NC

By Billy Ball, Staff Reports

January 22, 2026

Did you know the unit that captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is based out of NC? In a new Billy Ball Explains NC, we take a look at why the military conflict in Venezuela is a BIG deal for NC’s military population.

Did you know the unit that captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is based out of NC?

In a new Billy Ball Explains NC, we take a look at why the military conflict in Venezuela is a BIG deal for North Carolina‘s military population and their families.

Written by Billy Ball (@thelivingsouth)
Video edited by: Melanie Duran

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Billy Ball is Cardinal & Pine's senior newsletter editor. He’s covered local, state, and national politics, government, education, criminal justice, the environment, and immigration in North Carolina for almost two decades. His reporting and commentary have earned state, regional, and national awards. He's also the founder of The Living South, a journalism project about the most interesting people in the American South.

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