In response to the deployment of the largest US aircraft carrier in the Caribbean, the Venezuelan President issued an order to implement the advanced phase of a plan called “Independence 200” and increased the alert level of the country’s armed forces.
Publish dateThursday 13 November 2025 - 11:30
Story Code : 336153
Afghan Voice Agency (AVA): Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro yesterday (Wednesday, November 13) ordered the country’s military alert level to be raised to a higher level.
This decision is accompanied by the activation of the “advanced phase” of the Independence 200 plan; a comprehensive program that has been designed for years to prepare Venezuelan military and civilian forces against external threats and includes extensive operational exercises.
The Venezuelan Defense Minister announced that in this new phase, all the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (the official army of Venezuela), the Popular Volunteer Force and police units throughout the states will be put on full alert.
The Venezuelan Defense Ministry stated that the aim of this measure is to “strengthen the defense of territorial integrity and increase operational readiness” in the face of growing tensions in the Caribbean region.
The increased alert level coincided with the arrival of the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford in waters under the supervision of the United States Southern Command (the US military headquarters responsible for operations in Central, South America and the Caribbean).
The aircraft carrier carries more than 4,000 sailors and dozens of tactical fighter jets.
The USS Gerald R. Ford was dispatched to the region from the Mediterranean Sea in late October, amid tensions between the US government and Venezuela.
The Pentagon claims that the ship's presence is aimed at combating drug trafficking and disrupting transnational criminal networks in the region.
But Maduro's government has interpreted the maneuver as a "provocative act and a direct threat to Venezuelan sovereignty."
The United States has carried out 17 operations against boats in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific in recent weeks.
These attacks, which some analysts in the United States believe are aimed at increasing military pressure on the Venezuelan government, have left at least 76 people dead.
In recent weeks, the US Navy has also deployed eight warships, F-35 fighter jets and at least one nuclear submarine to the Caribbean Sea.
The US government, led by Donald Trump, claims that the aim of these attacks is to target boats carrying drugs.
US lawmakers say the Trump administration has so far provided no evidence that the boats in question belong to smugglers.
The Venezuelan government has stated that the US goal of these attacks is to overthrow the government of President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas and has warned Washington in this regard.
This decision is accompanied by the activation of the “advanced phase” of the Independence 200 plan; a comprehensive program that has been designed for years to prepare Venezuelan military and civilian forces against external threats and includes extensive operational exercises.
The Venezuelan Defense Minister announced that in this new phase, all the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (the official army of Venezuela), the Popular Volunteer Force and police units throughout the states will be put on full alert.
The Venezuelan Defense Ministry stated that the aim of this measure is to “strengthen the defense of territorial integrity and increase operational readiness” in the face of growing tensions in the Caribbean region.
The increased alert level coincided with the arrival of the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford in waters under the supervision of the United States Southern Command (the US military headquarters responsible for operations in Central, South America and the Caribbean).
The aircraft carrier carries more than 4,000 sailors and dozens of tactical fighter jets.
The USS Gerald R. Ford was dispatched to the region from the Mediterranean Sea in late October, amid tensions between the US government and Venezuela.
The Pentagon claims that the ship's presence is aimed at combating drug trafficking and disrupting transnational criminal networks in the region.
But Maduro's government has interpreted the maneuver as a "provocative act and a direct threat to Venezuelan sovereignty."
The United States has carried out 17 operations against boats in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific in recent weeks.
These attacks, which some analysts in the United States believe are aimed at increasing military pressure on the Venezuelan government, have left at least 76 people dead.
In recent weeks, the US Navy has also deployed eight warships, F-35 fighter jets and at least one nuclear submarine to the Caribbean Sea.
The US government, led by Donald Trump, claims that the aim of these attacks is to target boats carrying drugs.
US lawmakers say the Trump administration has so far provided no evidence that the boats in question belong to smugglers.
The Venezuelan government has stated that the US goal of these attacks is to overthrow the government of President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas and has warned Washington in this regard.
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