U.S. Builds Up Military Presence In The Caribbean Amid Rising Tensions With Venezuela

ICACOS POINT, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO - NOVEMBER 06: Waves roll ashore from the Gulf of Paria, an inlet of the Caribbean Sea, on November 06, 2025 in Icacos Point, Trinidad and Tobago. As the United States military has killed numerous people allegedly running drugs in the Caribbean, local fishermen say they are nervous, and some have altered their fishing routes due to not wanting to be mistaken for a drug boat. Icacos Point is approximately 3 miles from the Venezuela shoreline (seen in the background). (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)