The United States has expanded its naval presence in the Caribbean with the deployment of the USS Gettysburg, a Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser, even as reports show President Donald Trump has signaled caution about authorizing strikes on Venezuelan soil.
The U.S. Navy said the ship, which departed from San Juan, Puerto Rico, has a mission to "ensure stability, deter threats, and strengthen interoperability with naval forces across the Western Hemisphere."
