
The USS Gerald R. Ford. Photo: Jackson Adkins/United States Navy/Wikimedia.

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The USS Gerald R. Ford. Photo: Jackson Adkins/United States Navy/Wikimedia.
The largest US aircraft carrier in the world, the USS Gerald R. Ford, joined the US military deployment in the Caribbean on Tuesday in the area of responsibility of Southern Command.
According to authorities, the vessel’s arrival follows an order by US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to support President Donald Trump’s mandate to “dismantle transnational criminal organizations and counter narco-terrorism in defense of the homeland”—actions being carried out near the coasts of Venezuela.
This deployment, said Pentagon chief spokesman Sean Parnell in a statement, “will strengthen the US ability to detect, monitor and disrupt illicit actors and activities that compromise the security and prosperity of the homeland.”
Carrier USS Gerald R. Ford Now in U.S. Southern Command — USNI News https://t.co/k3t27wNWgO pic.twitter.com/X50J6rgD2R
— U.S. Naval Institute (@NavalInstitute) November 11, 2025
The Gerald R. Ford arrives with more than 4,000 sailors and dozens of tactical aircraft on board. Authorities said the carrier can “simultaneously catapult, launch and recover fixed-wing aircraft on its flight deck, day or night, in support of assigned operations.”
Along with the Gerald R. Ford, “the carrier strike group brings additional capable, lethal and adaptable combat assets,” they added.
“Through unwavering commitment and the precise use of our forces, we are ready to combat transnational threats that seek to destabilize our region,” said US Southern Command chief Adm. Alvin Holsey.
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