The USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group has arrived in the U.S. Southern Command area of operations north of the Caribbean Sea as part of the Trump administration’s campaign against drug cartels, the Navy’s Fourth Fleet announced Wednesday.

These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of Nov. 10, 2025, based on Navy and public data. In cases in which a CSG or ARG is conducting disaggregated operations,

China’s latest and most capable aircraft carrier has officially entered service, a significant step forward for Beijing as it seeks to catch up with the United States on naval supremacy. Chinese leader Xi Jinping attended the commissioning ceremony for the Fujian at a military port in Sanya on Hainan island earlier this week,

The Midway-class aircraft carrier was instrumental in American naval operations around the world spanning from the end of WWII into the 1990s.

This post was updated with a statement from U.S. 4th Fleet.  Aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) is now operating in U.S. Southern Command, USNI News has learned. Gerald R. Ford, the embarked Carrier Air Wing 8 and its escorts were tasked on Oct.

Some commercial airlines, including Delta Air Lines, still fly older 757s and 767s over three decades old, but cargo operators like FedEx Express and UPS Airlines operate even older fleets, with some aircraft surpassing 40 years of age.