The aircraft carrier Nimitz and its escort warships entered the southern Caribbean Sea on Wednesday.

Axar.az reports, citing The New York Times, the deployment will last at least a few days and is being carried out as part of the Trump administration’s pressure campaign against Cuba.

Right now, the administration intends to use the Nimitz, and its wing of fighter jets, as a show of force, not as a platform for major military operations, as the aircraft carrier Gerald Ford did during the commando raid to seize President Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela in January, said the U.S. official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss operational matters.