U.S. Deploys Aircraft Carrier Strike Group to Latin America

The Pentagon announced the deployment of the USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group to Latin America as part of an intensified effort to combat narcotics trafficking, complementing eight existing U.S. vessels in the region. This follows a recent strike against a drug trafficking vessel linked to the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, resulting in six fatalities, marking a significant escalation in the Trump administration’s counter-narcotics operations.