Amidst increasing tension with Venezuela, America has deployed its aircraft carrier in the Caribbean region. President Donald Trump on Friday ordered the aircraft carrier group USS Gerald Ford to Latin America, dramatically increasing the US military presence in the Caribbean region. This step is considered to be bigger than any anti-narcotics mission till date and is being seen as the most powerful military action taken by Washington till date.
This deployment is part of Donald Trump’s plan to increase military presence in the Caribbean region, which includes 8 additional warships, 1 nuclear submarine and F-35 fighter aircraft. Analysts say that this step may increase concerns about American intentions in the region. The US administration led by Donald Trump has long been under the leadership of Nicolas Maduro. VenezuelaIt has long been accusing the government of harboring drug smugglers and weakening democratic institutions.
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What did the Pentagon say about the deployment of the aircraft carrier?
Pentagon spokesman Sean Purnell posted on America Threatens the security of the United States and the stability of the Western Hemisphere. However, he did not say when the aircraft carrier would reach Latin America. Till a few days ago, ‘US Gerald Ford’ was passing through the Strait of Gibraltar in Europe.
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In support of the President’s directive to dismantle Transnational Criminal Organizations (TCOs) and counter narco-terrorism in defense of the Homeland, the Secretary of War has directed the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group and embarked carrier air wing to the US…
—Sean Parnell (@SeanParnellASW) October 24, 2025
75 fighter jets deployed on USS Gerald Ford
Commissioned in 2017, the USS Gerald Ford is America’s newest and the world’s largest aircraft carrier, carrying more than 5,000 sailors and 75 fighter jets. Since the beginning of September this year, the US military has carried out 10 air strikes on alleged drug ships in the Caribbean Sea, killing about 40 people. The Pentagon has provided little information about these operations, but has confirmed that some of those killed were Venezuelans. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has repeatedly alleged that the US is plotting to remove him from power.
In August, Washington doubled the reward for information leading to Maduro’s arrest to $50 million. The US has accused Maduro of drug trafficking and ties to criminal gangs, which Maduro rejects. On the other hand, America’s relations with Colombia have also become tense. Trump recently addressed Colombian President Gustavo Petro as a ‘drug leader’ and a ‘bad person’, to which Bogota (the capital of Colombia) expressed strong objection.
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