World’s Largest Warship Approaches Caribbean—20 Narco Boats Destroyed as $13B Supercarrier Moves In

In November 2025, the USS Gerald R. Ford, the world’s largest and most advanced aircraft carrier, arrived in the Caribbean at the head of a formidable strike group. This deployment, involving over 75 aircraft and 4,500 personnel, marked the most significant display of American naval power in the region since the Cold War. The mission’s stated goal: to disrupt transnational criminal organizations, with a particular focus on drug trafficking...