From the Adriatic to the Caribbean: USS Gerald R. Ford Redeployed Amid Escalating U.S.–Venezuela Tensions
By NewsFromSea — October 25, 2025 The United States has ordered the redeployment of its most advanced aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford , from the Adriatic Sea to the Caribbean , in what appears to be a major escalation in Washington’s standoff with Venezuela’s Maduro regime. According to multiple U.S. media reports, including Reuters and The Wall Street Journal , the Ford Carrier Strike Group (CSG) — until now operating as a key element of NATO’s deterrent presence in the central Mediterranean — has been reassigned to U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) . The decision aims to reinforce American operations against drug-trafficking networks and to increase pressure on Caracas amid growing diplomatic and military friction. A Show of Force in the Caribbean For nearly two months, the United States has been steadily building up what many analysts call the most powerful military concentration in the Caribbean in decades . The deployment now includes: The USS Gerald R. F...