US to deploy aircraft carrier to Latin America to bolster military presence

The Trump administration has announced that it is sending an advanced aircraft carrier to waters off Latin America as part of counter-narcotics measures. The Trump administration claimed that large amounts of drugs are being smuggled into the United States from Venezuela, Colombia and other South American countries.

Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell said on Friday that the USS Gerald R. Ford and its strike group will be sent to the US Southern Command's area of responsibility, which covers Central and South America as well as the Caribbean.