"A spokesperson for the US military said on Friday that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ordered the USS Gerald Ford and five destroyers in its accompanying strike group to deploy to Latin America. list of 3 itemsend of list The enhanced US force presence in the USSOUTHCOM AOR will bolster US 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, Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said in a social media post."
"But the deployment suggests a level of military firepower far beyond the Trump administration's stated goals of combating drug trafficking, and comes as the US takes an increasingly hard line against Caracas, a longtime target of US ire. The US already has about 6,000 sailors and Marines in the region on board eight warships, now to be joined by the USS Gerald Ford and the five destroyers in its strike group, along with an additional 4,500 personnel."
"Trump said last week that he had authorised the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the US international spy agency, to carry out operations in Venezuela, and has suggested that attacks on Venezuelan territory could soon follow. As a pretext for those moves, the Trump administration has pushed the baseless claim that the government of President Nicolas Maduro is coordinating with criminal groups to invade the US via drugs and immigration."
The United States will send an aircraft carrier strike group to Latin America, escalating its military presence amid speculation about overthrowing the Venezuelan government. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ordered the USS Gerald Ford and five destroyers to deploy to Latin America. The Pentagon said the enhanced force presence in the USSOUTHCOM area will bolster capacity to detect, monitor, and disrupt illicit actors and activities that compromise US homeland safety and Western Hemisphere security. The deployment suggests military firepower beyond stated drug‑trafficking goals. About 6,000 sailors and Marines already operate on eight warships, to be joined by the Ford strike group and 4,500 additional personnel. President Trump authorised the CIA to carry out operations in Venezuela and suggested attacks on Venezuelan territory could follow. The administration has advanced claims that President Nicolas Maduro's government coordinates with criminal groups to invade the US via drugs and immigration, while Venezuela plays a minor role in the global drug trade.
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