AdvertisementThe Ford rounds off the largest buildup of U.S. firepower in the region in generations. With its arrival, the “Operation Southern Spear” mission includes nearly a dozen Navy ships and about 12,000 sailors and Marines. The carrier strike group, which includes squadrons of fighter jets and guided-missile destroyers, transited the Anegada Passage near the British Virgin Islands on Sunday morning, the Navy said. Experts disagree on whether or not American warplanes may be used to strike land targets inside Venezuela. “And it has raised a lot of anxieties in Venezuela but also throughout the region.

Source: Huffington Post November 17, 2025 02:39 UTC