Largest US Aircraft Carrier Arrives in Caribbean Sea Near Venezuela

The USS Gerald R. Ford is part of the Trump administration’s plan to disrupt illicit drug trafficking and dismantle criminal networks in the region.The U.S. Navy’s Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, including the flagship USS Gerald R. Ford (L) on Nov. 13, 2025. Petty Officer 3rd Class Tajh Payne/U.S. Navy11/16/2025|Updated: 11/16/2025The world’s biggest aircraft carrier and largest warship ever built entered the Caribbean Sea on Nov. 16.U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth deployed the USS Gerald R. Ford to the region as an effort to carry out the Trump administration’s plan to disrupt illicit drug trafficking and dismantle criminal networks that “exploit our shared borders and maritime domains,” according to a Navy statement.Jacki Thrapp is an Emmy® Award-winning journalist based in Nashville. She previously worked at The New York Post, Fox News Channel and has written a series of Off-Broadway musicals in NYC. Contact her at [email protected]Author’s Selected Articles