US Warship Arrives in Trinidad and Tobago Amid Heightened Tensions With Venezuela

This comes just a day after the Pentagon announced another deployment: the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier to Central and South America and the Caribbean.

The USS Gravely destroyer prepares to dock for military exercises in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, on Oct. 26, 2025. Robert Taylor/AP Photo

A U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer arrived in the capital of Trinidad and Tobago on Oct. 26 to take part in a joint military exercise amid heightened tensions between the United States and Venezuela.

The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Gravely will remain in the twin-island nation until Oct. 30, while the U.S. Marine Expeditionary Unit conducts a joint exercise with the Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force, according to a statement from the U.S. Embassy.