MIAMI — The USCGC Bear crew and a HITRON MH-65E Dolphin aircrew interdicted aproximately 3,5 tons (7,720 pounds) of cocaine and 1,8 tons (4,000 pounds) of marijuana worth more than $63 million. The drug were offloaded…
MIAMI – The USCGC Forward crew and a HITRON detachment aircrew seized nearly 3 tons (6,570 pounds) of cocaine valued at more than $49.3 million. The drugs were offloaded at Port Everglades, Thursday, March 19, 2026.…
ALAMEDA, California. – The USCGC Munro and an MH-65E Dolphin detachment from Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON) seized more than 9 tons of cocaine in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. The crew of Coast Guard Cutter…
Story by Andrea Jenkins, Air Forces Southern U.S. Air Force HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter aircrews assigned to the 563rd Rescue Group, supported by Air Forces Southern, conducted a long-range rescue of a mariner from…
MIAMI – The Coast Guard Cutter Stone crew seized more than 22 tons (specifically 22,230.5 kilos / 49,010 pounds) of cocaine in the Eastern Pacific Ocean worth more than $362 million. The drug were offloaded…
WASHINGTON — The Coast Guard achieved a historic record with more than 231 tons (specifically nearly 510,000 pounds) of cocaine seized in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and Caribbean during fiscal year 2025 (FY25), the largest…
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Coast Guard has seized more than 45 tons (100,000 pounds) of cocaine in the Eastern Pacific Ocean since launching Operation Pacific Viper in early August, averaging over 1,600 pounds (725 kilos)…
KEY WEST, Fla. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter (USCGC) Mohawk (WMEC 913) returned to their home port in Key West following a 70-day counter-drug patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. March 16, 2025. Mohawk…
WASHINGTON — The Coast Guard achieved a major milestone this week in drug interdiction with more than 36 tons, since January 21, being smuggled by drug cartels in an attempt to reach the United States.…
Story by 1st Class Jonathan Pietrantoni, New York National Guard POZO ALMONTE, Chile – In the hot sun of the Atacama Desert in the Tacapacá region, Texas Army National Guard and Chilean combat medics are…