27 September 2021 UNITAS LXII Opening Ceremony Takes Place in Lima LIMA, Peru – Naval and Marine forces from Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, France, Germany, Italy, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Spain, South Korea, United Kingdom, Uruguay, and the United States gathered for the opening ceremony for UNITAS LXII,...
21 May 2021 USS Wichita Busts $12 Million Drugs in Caribbean Sea CARIBBEAN SEA - The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Wichita (LCS 13) with embarked U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) 402 seized an estimated $12 million in suspected drugs, May 1...
10 December 2020 USS Gabrielle Giffords Interdicts $7 Million in Drugs The Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) with embarked U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) seized 200 kilograms of suspected cocaine, Dec. 2...
10 December 2020 U.S. 4th Fleet Patrol Aircraft Aids in Successful Search and Rescue Operation Crewmembers assigned to the "Golden Eagles" of Patrol Squadron (VP) 9 assisted in the rescue of 18 mariners in distress, Dec. 4...
13 November 2020 USS William P. Lawrence Joins Hurricane Eta Relief in Honduras The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) and the 'Easyriders' of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 37 are supporting humanitarian assistance disaster relief (HADR) in Honduras in response to the devastation left by Hurricane Eta...
12 November 2020 Success at Sea: 61st UNITAS Exercise Enhances Interoperability Among Forces UNITAS LXI, the world’s longest running multinational maritime exercise, concluded with a closing ceremony in Manta, Ecuador, Nov. 11...
06 November 2020 U.S. Navy, Marine Corps Commanders Sign Integrated Maritime Campaign Support Plan Rear Adm. Don Gabrielson, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet (COMUSNAVSO), and Brig. Gen. Phillip Frietze, commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South (COMMARFORSOUTH), signed the Joint Force Maritime Component Commander (JFMCC) Maritime Campaign Support Plan (MCSP) in a...
04 November 2020 USS Gabrielle Giffords Aids in 4th Fleet Drug Seizures, Replenishment at Sea, International Exercise, More The Independence Class Littoral Combat Ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) is conducting enhanced counter-narcotics operations in the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations (AOO), and has seen great success since arriving on station in October...
21 October 2020 ‘Golden Swordsmen’ Holding Strong in U.S. 4th Fleet As of April 2020, the “Golden Swordsmen” of Patrol Squadron (VP) 47 conducted counter-narcotics operations in the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations (AOO)...
13 October 2020 USS Tornado Completes Patrol to U.S. 4th Fleet The Cyclone-class patrol ship USS Tornado (PC 14) and embarked U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment 408 (LEDET) returned to Mayport, Florida, October 13, following a 75-day counter-narcotics patrol in the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations...