US builds up forces in Caribbean

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The US naval buildup exceeds usual deployments in Caribbean

The US Navy Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser docks at the Frigate Captain Noel Antonio Rodriguez Justavino Naval Base, Panama, August 29, 2025. REUTERS/Enea Lebrun

A large buildup of US naval forces in and around the Southern Caribbean has officials in Caracas and experts in the United States asking: is the move aimed at combating drug cartels, as the Trump administration has suggested, or is it for something else entirely?

Seven warships, along with one nuclear-powered fast attack submarine, are either in the region or expected to be there soon, bringing along more than 4,500 sailors and marines.

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