|
| | Trump orders US carrier strike group to Caribbean | 10/24/2025 01:05 PM EDT
| President Donald Trump has ordered an aircraft carrier strike group to the Caribbean, a major escalation of warships in the region as the U.S. attacks alleged drug-running boats and increases pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
The U.S.S. Gerald Ford, the Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, is moving from the Mediterranean and is accompanied by three destroyers. Deploying a carrier is a significant move for any White House, and often suggests larger scale military operations.
Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell announced the move on X, saying the deployment “will bolster U.S. capacity to detect, monitor, and disrupt illicit actors and activities that compromise the safety and prosperity of the United States homeland and our security in the Western Hemisphere. ”
Read the latest
|
|
|
