U.S. carrier group enters Caribbean

The worldÕs largest warship, the USS Gerald R Ford, has arrived
in the Caribbean, escalating a military build-up Venezuela has
warned could trigger a full-blown conflict

USS Gerald
R Ford
Aircraft carrier includes
more than 4,500 crew and
up to 90 aircraft
Displacement:
100,000 tonnes 
Length: 333m

U.S AIR AND NAVAL ASSETS IN THE CARIBBEAN (as of Nov 9)*

Aircraft carrier
Amphibious assault ship
Amphibious transport dock
Special operations ship
Cruiser/destroyer
Landing craft
Submarine
F-35
fighters
Reaper
drones
V-22
tiltrotors
AC-130
gunships
P-8 patrol
aircraft

UNITED STATES
B1 and B-52
bomber bases

BAHAMAS
COLOMBIA
CUBA
EL SALVADOR
MEXICO
PANAMA
TRINIDAD
& TOBAGO
VENEZUELA
Caracas
Guantanamo Bay
500km
300 miles

PUERTO RICO
(U.S.)
Borinquen
San Juan
Roosevelt Roads
Ponce
50km
30 miles

ATLANTIC
OCEAN
CARIBBEAN
SEA
GULF OF MEXICO
(Gulf of America)
PACIFIC
OCEAN

*Approximate locations

Sources: AFP, IEJ Media, Naval Technology
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