USS William P. Lawrence Returns from U.S. 4th Fleet Deployment

Photo By Petty Officer 2nd Class Maria Llanos | 210111-N-XL376-1029 PEARL HARBOR (Jan. 11, 2021) – Quartermaster 3rd Class Bernard V. Franklin, from Philadelphia, stands a lookout watch aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) as it returns to its homeport of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Jan. 11. William P. Lawrence returned following a successful deployment to the 4th Fleet area of operations to support Joint Interagency Task Force South’s mission, which included counter illicit drug trafficking in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Maria G. Llanos)  

PEARL HARBOR, HI, UNITED STATES

01.11.2021

Courtesy Story

Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet           

PEARL HARBOR (Jan. 11, 2021) –Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) returned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor, Jan. 11, following a deployment to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations.

William P. Lawrence, along with Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 37 Detachment 7, deployed in September to conduct U.S. Southern Command and Joint Interagency Task Force South’s enhanced counternarcotics operations missions in the Caribbean Sea and Eastern Pacific Ocean.

“I am overcome with pride when I reflect on the accomplishments of the crew while we were deployed,” said Cmdr. Dawn Allen, the commanding officer of William P. Lawrence. “The crew executed a broad spectrum of missions over the past few months with unsurpassed professionalism.”

Along with their embarked U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment 101, William P. Lawrence disrupted approximately 2,921 kilograms of cocaine which has an estimated street value of 204 million dollars. In addition, William P. Lawrence was instrumental in providing hurricane assistance and disaster relief in Honduras, collecting and delivering more than 25,600 pounds of supplies, conducting 19 rescues and two medical evacuations in support of U.S. Southern Command’s Hurricane Iota relief efforts in Central America.

Additionally, William P. Lawrence participated in two passing exercises with the Brazilian training ship BNS Brazil (U 27), an air defense joint exercise with Colombian Air Force Kfir fighter jets, and performed freedom of navigation operations off the coast of Venezuela.

William P. Lawrence partnered with U.S. Navy and international warships, the U.S. Coast Guard, the Drug Enforcement Administration, FBI, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, as well as other allied partners and international agencies, all of which are playing a role in counter-narcotics operations in the area.

For additional information about William P. Lawrence, please visit https://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/ddg110/Pages/default.aspx.

• Date Taken: 01.11.2021
• Date Posted: 01.11.2021 18:01
• Story ID: 386726
• Location: PEARL HARBOR, HI, US