Caribbean, Pete Hegseth
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U.S. Deploys Gerald Ford Carrier to Caribbean
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Caribbean, Jamaica and Melissa
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The deployment comes after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a 10th strike against a suspected drug smuggling vessel.
Tropical Storm Melissa was nearly stationary in the central Caribbean on Friday, with forecasters warning that it could strengthen and swipe Jamaica as a powerful hurricane and dump a staggering amount of rain -- up to 35 inches -- on southwest Haiti,
FOX Weather Hurricane Specialist Bryan Norcross discusses Tropical Storm Melissa as it strengthens in the Caribbean. The intensifying storm set to slam Jamaica and Haiti, bringing heavy rain, high winds and rapid storm surge posing a potentially deadly scenario in the Caribbean.
The world’s largest aircraft carrier is deployed to the region in an escalating military conflict against drug traffickers
Experts call it "21st-century gunboat diplomacy" as U.S. positions strike-capable forces in Caribbean amid tensions with Maduro regime and cartels.
Ford Carrier Strike Group and its accompanying aircraft to the waters around Central and South America, a move that would likely add some 5,000 troops to the region and significant firepower designed to ratchet up pressure against the Venezuelan government.