Etiqueta: Anti-drug Missions

Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane and HITRON interdicts $40 million in drugs

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PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane and HITRON returned to home after a 71-day counter-drug patrol with $40 million incauted, Feb. 12.​ In support of the Coast Guard’s 11th District and Joint Interagency Task Force South, the USCGC Harriet Lane crew worked throughout the duration of the patrol in conjunction with a deployed Leer másCoast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane and HITRON interdicts $40 million in drugs[…]

Coast Guard HITRON History Series: AET1 Kimberly Dechmerowski

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In this USCG HITRON History Documentary Series, the Coast Guard speak with Petty Officer 1st Class Kimberly Dechmerowski, an avionics electrical technician. Dechmerowski and the first female gunner of Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron. The HITRON operations started as an experiment in 1998 to halt the flow of illegal drugs into the U.S. Drug trafficking organizations Leer másCoast Guard HITRON History Series: AET1 Kimberly Dechmerowski[…]

USCG Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron HITRON history series: Adm. James Loy

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The USCG Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON) operations started as an experiment in 1998 to halt the flow of illegal drugs into the United States Drug trafficking organizations primarily used “go-fast” boats, high-speed smuggling vessels capable of traveling over twice the speed of Coast Guard cutters. The U.S. Coast Guard needed a way to counter Leer másUSCG Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron HITRON history series: Adm. James Loy[…]

Coast Guard Cutter Diligence returns to homeport after 47-day Caribbean Sea patrol

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PENSACOLA, Fla. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter (USCGC) Diligence​ returned to homeport in Pensacola Friday after a 47-day Caribbean Sea patrol. USCGC Diligence performed counter-drug operations in support of the U.S. Government’s Joint Interagency Task Force–South, which conducts detection and monitoring operations in the Caribbean to facilitate the interdiction of illicit trafficking in support of Leer másCoast Guard Cutter Diligence returns to homeport after 47-day Caribbean Sea patrol[…]

HITRON, el Escuadrón Táctico de Interdicción del U.S. Coast Guard

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Con base en Jacksonville (Florida), HITRON es el Escuadrón Táctico de Interdicción (Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron) del U.S. Coast Guard especializado en la lucha contra el tráfico de drogas. Para llevar a cabo su misión la Unidad está capacitada y autorizada para el Uso de Fuerza Aerotransportada (AUF, Airborne Use of Force), tanto en las Leer másHITRON, el Escuadrón Táctico de Interdicción del U.S. Coast Guard[…]

The Coast Guard Cutter Confidence seizes 1,090 lbs of cocaine from smuggling vessel off Central American coast

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ALAMEDA, Calif. – A 54-year-old Coast Guard Cutter Confidence seized approximately 1,090 pounds of suspected cocaine in mid-May with an estimated value of $18.7 million from a go-fast vessel in international waters of the Pacific Ocean off Central America. A maritime patrol aircraft spotted a suspected smuggling vessel and diverted the crew aboard the Coast Leer másThe Coast Guard Cutter Confidence seizes 1,090 lbs of cocaine from smuggling vessel off Central American coast[…]

U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Navy, and Royal Canadian Navy strengthen partnerships through strategic plan

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ALAMEDA, Calif. — The U.S. Coast Guard, Navy and Royal Canadian Navy signed a five-year strategic plan Tuesday, laying the foundation for future coordination and joint operations. Vice Adm. Linda Fagan, commander Coast Guard Pacific Area; Vice Adm. Scott D. Conn, commander Navy Third Fleet; Royal Canadian Navy Rear Adm. Bob Auchterlonie, commander Maritime Forces Leer másU.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Navy, and Royal Canadian Navy strengthen partnerships through strategic plan[…]

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