The Pentagon said the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group will enhance U.S. military capabilities in the Caribbean.

Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro claims the U.S. is waging a war against him as the world's largest warship nears the country

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), a prominent voice on foreign policy and close ally of President Donald Trump, raised the specter of U.S. ground operations in Venezuela during an October 26 appearance on CBS's "Face the Nation," describing land strikes as a "real possibility" to remove President Nicolás Maduro and disrupt drug trafficking networks.

The Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford, is sailing to Latin America with capabilities no rival can match. The aircraft carrier is likely being sent to waters around Venezuela as a warning.

The move would be a major escalation of the Trump administration’s military campaign to target drug smugglers and threaten governments in Latin America.

THE Pentagon has sent the largest aircraft carrier in the world to Venezuela as part of a growing effort to eliminate criminal networks in the Caribbean. The Navy’s highly advanced Gerald R

Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro urges Donald Trump to avoid a “crazy war” after the US deploys its largest aircraft carrier to the Caribbean amid rising tensions.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is routing a carrier strike group to US Southern Command to bolster efforts in a new Caribbean drug war.