AN American warship stacked with 1,600 marines is edging to within striking distance of Venezuela – hours after it was reported Donald Trump is ready to attack at any moment. Trump has been

Experts call it "21st-century gunboat diplomacy" as U.S. positions strike-capable forces in Caribbean amid tensions with Maduro regime and cartels.

Trinidad and Tobago, a country located less than 10 miles from Venezuela, announced that a U.S. destroyer will arrive in the country on Sunday to conduct military drills as the Trump administration es

China's naval buildup is overshadowing the US as Chinese leader Xi Jinping pushes the military toward big modernization and combat readiness goals.

The president is personally involved in discussions for what the Navy is calling the “Golden Fleet.” The new warships would be better suited to counter China and other potential future threats.

Speaking on the USS George Washington Monday night at the Yokosuka Naval Base in Japan, Trump went on a bewildering diatribe pushing the use of steam for catapults onboard warships, instead of the electronic or magnetic machinery used to launch planes on the USS Garland R. Ford class of Navy carriers.