More U.S. military firepower is headed to the Caribbean as Trump escalates his anti-Maduro rhetoric. As a naval aviator, Alvin Holsey trained to conduct missions that required precise targeting. For years,

U.S. military and intelligence actions, coupled with Venezuela’s mobilization, have raised the risk of conflict in the Caribbean.

President Donald Trump dramatically escalated a U.S. military buildup in the Caribbean on Friday by deploying the Gerald Ford aircraft carrier group to Latin America, a show of force that far exceeds any past counter-narcotics need and represents Washington’s most muscular move yet in the region.

The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Group and its air wing have been ordered to the U.S. Southern Command’s area of responsibility.

The buildup of U.S. military forces near Venezuela and a series of deadly attacks on alleged drug-trafficking boats in waters off its coast has raised the spectre of an invasion of the South American country.

Two B-1 bombers flew over the Caribbean in latest show of force as U.S. military operations in the region continue to grow.

President Donald Trump addresses Venezuela tensions and ongoing anti-drug operations after reports emerge of B-1 bombers flying toward the South American nation from Texas.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump is considering plans to target facilities producing cocaine and routes used for drug trafficking inside Venezuela but has not yet decided whether to proceed, CNN reported on Friday, citing three U.S. officials.

Ky., said during a podcast this past week that the more President Donald Trump gets involved overseas, the more his base will feel left behind. “And if all of a sudden,