The United States has deployed the USS Gerald R Ford, the world’s largest aircraft carrier, to the Caribbean in a major military buildup.
Officials say the move is meant to strengthen the US presence in the region and fight drug trafficking, but experts believe it also puts pressure on Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro.
The carrier strike group, stationed in Europe, was redirected by US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth to the US Southern Command area, covering the Caribbean, Central and South America.
The USS Gerald R Ford will join eight other US naval vessels already operating in the region, including a cruiser, a littoral combat ship, an amphibious assault ship, destroyers, and transport ships.
The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, commissioned in 2017, is over 1,100 feet long, and capable of carrying up to 90 aircraft. It displaces 100,000 tons and can reach speeds of up to 34.5 miles per hour. The carrier is
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