Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has ordered the deployment of the USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group to the Caribbean . This move supports President Donald Trump 's initiative to dismantle "Transnational Criminal Organizations" and counter narco-terrorism, according to Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell 's post on X. The carrier group, currently stationed in Europe, will move to the U.S. Southern Command's area of responsibility, which includes Latin America and the Caribbean.

"These forces will enhance and augment existing capabilities to disrupt narcotics trafficking and degrade and dismantle TCOs," Parnell wrote .

The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group is expected to take several days to reach the Caribbean, where it will bolster U.S. efforts to combat narcotics traffick

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