A U.S. warship arrived in Trinidad and Tobago on Sunday (October 26, 2025) for joint exercises near the coast of Venezuela, as Washington ratcheted up pressure on drug traffickers and Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.
The U.S.S. Gravely, whose upcoming arrival was announced Thursday (October 23) by the Trinidadian government, docked in the capital, Port of Spain.
It is set to remain in the small Caribbean nation until Thursday,(October 30) during which time a contingent of U.S. Marines will conduct joint training with local defense forces.
Maduro says the U.S. is fabricating a war and seeks to revoke citizenship of opponent
The exercises are part of a mounting military campaign by U.S. President Donald Trump against drug-trafficking organizations in Latin America, which has targeted Trump's arch-foe Maduro in particular.
