US EditionUS Deploys Ford Carrier Strike Group to Disrupt Drug Operations in Western Hemisphere
The USS Gerald R Ford leads a US military effort that has conducted 10 strikes killing 43 suspected drug traffickers to disrupt narcotics routes in the Caribbean Sea.
- On Friday, the Secretary of War directed the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group to USSOUTHCOM, "in support of the President’s directive to dismantle Transnational Criminal Organizations," Sean Parnell said.
- The administration has prioritized fighting the nation's drug crisis, with President Donald Trump confirming last week he authorized CIA covert operations in Venezuela and claimed land attacks would follow sea strikes.
- Hegseth said the overnight strike on a Tren de Aragua vessel in international waters killed six, marking the 10th since September and raising the death toll to at least 43.
- The strikes have drawn bipartisan scrutiny over legality and scope, with Adam Schiff, D-Calif., Tim Kaine, D-Va., and Rand Paul, R-Ky., recently introducing a war powers resolution.
- The strike group includes the USS Gerald R. Ford and Arleigh Burke-class destroyers USS Mahan, USS Winston S. Churchill and USS Bainbridge, but some ships are in the Arabian Sea and Red Sea, complicating deployment.
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Trump Admin Deploys Carrier Strike Group to Hunt Cartels
The Trump administration ordered the deployment of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group in the Western Hemisphere as the United States continues to target drug smuggling vessels in the Caribbean. “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 a…
By German Padinger, CNN en Español In an unusual display of naval power, the United States began deploying numerous warships, combat aircraft, and military personnel to Latin American and Caribbean waters in August to, it says, combat drug cartels, defense officials told CNN. Among the vessels that began arriving in the US Southern Command's area of responsibility in the following weeks are destroyers, cruisers, amphibious assault ships, and a s…
US Deploys Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group to the Area of Responsibility of the Southern Command, as the Pressure on Venezuela Increases Dramatically
AI-Generated image by Grok: Venezuela is feeling the pressure. 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 U…
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