Venezuelan military increases industrial power A battalion of seamstresses in red uniforms piece together vests, pants and backpacks for Venezuelan soldiers at a factory in Fort Tiuna, the country’s main military complex, where businesses administered by the armed forces are operated. A TV channel, construction company, and greenhouses are some of the Venezuelan military's operations, which in February expanded with the creation of the Anonymous Military Company of Mining, Oil and Gas. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES