Source: Washington Post
“The Pentagon on Friday signaled a major expansion of its military campaign against ‘Transnational Criminal Organizations’ in Latin America, saying it will deploy the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford and its associated warships to the region in coming days. … The carrier will join an armada that has been assembled in the Caribbean in recent weeks. Other vessels there include the destroyers USS Jason Dunham, USS Gravely, USS Stockdale, the guided-missile cruiser Lake Erie, and the littoral combat ship Wichita. The Navy and Marine Corps also have combined to deploy the Iwo Jima amphibious ready group, a three-ship task force that includes more sailors and Marines, off the coast of Venezuela.” (10/24/25)