U.S. sends aircraft carrier strike group to Caribbean
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The USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group is headed to the Caribbean to escalate the nation's military presence amid strikes on alleged drug-running vessels.
The overnight strike was led at the direction of President Donald Trump and targeted a vessel operated by Tren de Aragua in the Caribbean Sea, Hegseth shared.
Since September, the U.S. has been carrying out strikes on alleged drug cartel boats in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific Ocean.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military on Wednesday launched its ninth strike against an alleged drug-carrying vessel, killing three people in the eastern Pacific Ocean, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said, expanding the Trump administration’s campaign against drug trafficking in South America.
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