The aircraft carrier USS Harry S Truman (CVN-75) arrived off the east coast of Florida yesterday, September 21st, 2025, to participate in the UNITAS 2025 exercise. The arrival was tracked via AIS and confirmed by participants who conducted a PHOTOEX operation highlighting deployed ships. This development comes amidst ongoing diplomatic tensions between the United States and Venezuela, with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's government having previously published a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump on September 21st, 2025, rejecting U.S. accusations of drug trafficking ties. President Trump had previously declined to comment on the letter, stating, "we'll see what happens with Venezuela." The tenth report of the International Mission for the Determination of the Acts of the United Nations for Venezuela, detailing alleged systematic political persecution, is scheduled for presentation to the UN Human Rights Council on Monday, September 22nd, 2025. Separately, U.S. military activity in the region includes at least 10 U.S. Navy warships in the U.S. Southern Command area, and the U.S. Special Operations Command vessel MV Ocean Trader operating southwest of St. Kitts. A YouGov survey released on September 21st, 2025, indicated that a majority of Americans oppose U.S. intervention in Venezuela.
