US Aircraft Carrier Group Deploys Near Latin America Amid Rising Tensions
TL;DR
A US naval strike group led by the USS Gerald R Ford has arrived in the Caribbean to bolster efforts against drug trafficking and address regional tensions, amid ongoing strikes on alleged drug boats and strained relations with Venezuela, marking the largest US military presence in Latin America in decades.
- US aircraft carrier group arrives near Latin America BBC
- Pentagon’s largest warship enters Latin American waters as US tensions with Venezuela rise The Guardian
- Largest US aircraft carrier reaches Latin American region The Hill
- If Trump attacked Venezuela, these sites could become targets The Washington Post
- Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group Enters U.S. Fourth Fleet navy.mil
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