US EditionVenezuela Mobilizes Forces as USS Gerald Ford Enters Region
Venezuela mobilizes 200,000 troops and launches military exercises in response to U.S. deployment of USS Gerald R. Ford and strikes on drug trafficking vessels, killing at least 76.
- On November 11, the USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group entered the U.S. Southern Command area, the U.S. Navy's Fourth Fleet confirmed.
- To counter drug trafficking, U.S. officials say the mission will detect, monitor and disrupt narcotics trafficking and degrade Transnational Criminal Organizations after President Donald Trump ordered the Ford's deployment last month.
- The Ford carries more than 5,000 sailors and can host more than 75 aircraft, supported by guided-missile destroyers and escort warships.
- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government has mobilized militias, 8 million civilians and 60,000 Army and National Guard members, with Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino saying, `The aggression will be responded to with national unity`.
- Analysts say the buildup risks destabilizing the region and driving new migration amid over 6.8 million Venezuelan refugees and migrants, with Mexico, Brazil, and U.N. human-rights experts criticizing U.S. actions.
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