The U.S. Navy’s USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, the largest and newest aircraft carrier in the world, entered the U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) area of responsibility, which includes the Caribbean, on or around November 11, 2025. The U.S. maintains the deployment is intended to bolster efforts to detect, monitor, and disrupt transnational criminal organizations and drug trafficking.
Venezuela’s Military Deployment: Venezuela’s Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López announced a “massive deployment” of military forces in response to the U.S. naval presence. He stated that the mobilization, which includes ground, aerial, naval, riverine, and missile forces, would involve “almost 200,000” troops (including regular forces and the Bolivarian Militia). This operation was framed as a defensive measure against “threats” from the U.S. #news #breakingnews #trump
Rising Tensions: News outlets across the globe have reported that the simultaneous movements have significantly escalated tensions in the region. The U.S. military presence is the largest in the Western Hemisphere in decades, and critics view it as an effort to apply maximum pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
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