US Deploys Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group to the Area of Responsibility of the Southern Command, as the Pressure on Venezuela Increases Dramatically
The firepower around Venezuela has dramatically increased.
The Pentagon announced today (24) that it is sending an aircraft carrier strike group to the waters off Latin America.
This move is will dramatically increase the number of service members and ships dedicated to Trump’s war on drug cartels.
Trump sends Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group to waters off Venezuela
Now part of US Southern Command
Another major show of force in the Caribbean pic.twitter.com/8rhvOJxMwt
— RT (@RT_com) October 24, 2025
“STATEMENT: 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 U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) area of responsibility (AOR).
The enhanced U.S. force presence in the USSOUTHCOM AOR 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. These forces will enhance and augment existing capabilities to disrupt narcotics trafficking and degrade and dismantle TCOs.”