Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Loumania Stewart | U.S. Coast Guard PADET Los Angeles | 06.23.2025
The Coast Guard interdicted 10 aliens aboard a 25-foot white Sea Ray vessel in the vicinity of Point Loma, June 22, 2025....
Courtesy Story | U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command / U.S. 4th Fleet | 10.24.2023
USS Farragut (DDG 99) has found success in stopping alleged illicit drug traffickers in the Caribbean, with four drug busts in October....
Courtesy Story | U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area | 10.24.2023
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant (WMEC 617) returned home to Cape Canaveral, Tuesday, following a 29-day patrol in the Central Caribbean and Florida Straits. Patrolling in support of Joint Interagency Task Force-South, Vigilant worked alongside other Coast Guard cutters, Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security units, and......
Courtesy Story | U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area | 09.19.2023
KEY WEST, Fla. – The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Thetis (WMEC 910) returned home to Key West, Friday, following a 55-day patrol in the Western Caribbean Sea and Eastern Pacific Ocean. Patrolling in support of Joint Interagency Task Force South, Thetis worked alongside other Coast Guard cutters and U.S. partners to conduct counterdrug operations and fight transnational criminal......
Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kate Kilroy | U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area | 06.27.2023
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The USCGC Vigilant (WMEC 617) returned home to Cape Canaveral, Sunday, following a 50-day patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and Florida Straits....
Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kate Kilroy | U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area | 06.04.2023
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The crew of USCGC Dependable (WMEC 626) returned to their home port in Virginia Beach, Sunday, following a 42-day patrol in the Florida Straits and Windward Passage....
Courtesy Story | U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area | 12.22.2022
The crew of the USCGC Forward (WMEC 911) returned to their homeport in Portsmouth Thursday following a 60-day, counterdrug deployment in the central Caribbean Sea. While underway in the Coast Guard Seventh District’s area of operations and in support of Joint Interagency Task Force–South, Forward traveled more than 11,250 miles conducting counterdrug operations as part of a......
Courtesy Story | U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area | 12.22.2022
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The crew of the USCGC Escanaba (WMEC 907) returned to their homeport in Portsmouth, Thursday, following a 42-day Caribbean Sea patrol. While underway in the Coast Guard Seventh District’s area of operations and in support of Operation Vigilant Sentry and Homeland Security Task Force – Southeast, Escanaba conducted migrant interdiction and search and rescue......