Hospital Ship Deploys to Latin America and the Caribbean for Continuing Promise Mission
USNS Comfort has deployed for the Continuing Promise 2025 mission. The ship is scheduled to visit Grenada, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Costa Rica and Dominican Republic.
Coast Guard Seizes $211M of Cocaine in Eastern Pacific
The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Thetis offloaded more than 28,500 pounds of cocaine worth more than $211 million at Port Everglades May 29. The seized contraband was the result of four interdictions in the Eastern Pacific by the Thetis crew.
Central American Security: Exercise CENTAM Guardian 2025
More than 900 service members and disaster-relief specialists from Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and the United States trained together during the exercise in Guatemala.
USCG Calhoun Offloads $140.9M in Illegal Narcotics From Five At-Sea Busts
Coast Guard Cutter Calhoun's crew offload more than 19,055 pounds of cocaine and marijuana at Port Everglades, May 16. The seized contraband resulted from five recent interdictions in the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.

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U.S. Marines from 4th Marine Division Join Exercise Southern Star 2025
U.S. Marines with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, observe a Chilean Marine firing his rifle during Exercise UNITAS LXV at Puerto Aldea, Chile, Sept. 3, 2024. UNITAS 2024 is a Chilean hosted, combined naval forces with integrated partner nations designed to increase the readiness of all participating forces, improve regional security and interoperability, strengthen partnership in the region and foster innovation and experimentation. (U.S. photo by Lance Cpl. Logan Courtright)
June 4, 2025 - The Chilean armed forces will host Special Operations Command South-led exercise Southern Star 2025 throughout the country, bringing together conventional and special operations units from 10 countries from May 26 to June 8, 2025.
433rd Airlift Wing Citizen Airmen provide crucial airlift support to Marine Raiders
433rd Airlift Wing Citizen Airmen perform pre-flight checks on C-5M Super Galaxy in preparation for a mission supporting Exercise Southern Star ‘25 at Arturo Merino Benitez International Airport in Santiago, Chile, June 1, 2025. (U.S. Air Force photo by Julian Hernandez)
June 2, 2025 - Citizen Airmen from the 433rd Airlift Wing from Joint base San Antonio-Lackland provided crucial airlift support to Marine Raiders assigned to the Marine Special Operations Reserve Detachment and Chilean Special Forces personnel as part of Exercise Southern Star ‘25.
USNS Comfort Departs Norfolk in Support of Continuing Promise 2025
NORFOLK, Virginia (May 30, 2025) – The U.S. Navy Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) departed Naval Station Norfolk to begin its summer deployment to the U.S. Southern Command area of operation in support of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S.4th Fleet’s Continuing Promise 2025, May 30.
May 30, 2025 - The U.S. Navy Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) departed Naval Station Norfolk to begin its summer deployment to the U.S. Southern Command area of operation in support of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S.4th Fleet’s Continuing Promise 2025, May 30.
Coast Guard offloads more than $211 million in illicit drug interdictions in the Eastern Pacific
The crew of USCGC Thetis (WMEC 910) poses for a group photo behind more than 28,500 pounds of seized drugs worth more than $211 million at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, May 29, 2025. The crew seized the illicit drugs in four separate interdictions during a patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Diana Sherbs)
May 29, 2025 - MIAMI – U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Thetis’ crew offloaded more than 28,500 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated $211.3 million, Thursday, at Port Everglades.
U.S. Navy Hospital Ship to Host Media at Portmiami
May 29, 2025 - Opportunity for South Florida media to board the U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort and cover Continuing Promise 2025, its upcoming humanitarian assistance mission in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean.
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U.S., Chilean Marines conduct live-fire ranges during Exercise UNITAS 2024
Admiral Alvin Holsey stands on the right while a Navy officer gives a tour of a dental patient room
Admiral Alvin Holsey gives remarks before a podium
Admiral Alvin Holsey shakes hands with Captain Stephen Arles
Admiral Alvin Holsey greets U.S. Naval leadership
U.S. Naval Ship Comfort pulls into port in Miami, Florida
Citizen Airmen Support MARSOC During Southern Star ‘25
Citizen Airmen Support MARSOC During Southern Star ‘25
Citizen Airmen Support MARSOC During Southern Star ‘25
Citizen Airmen Support MARSOC During Southern Star ‘25
Citizen Airmen Support MARSOC During Southern Star ‘25
Citizen Airmen Support MARSOC During Southern Star ‘25
Citizen Airmen Support MARSOC During Southern Star ‘25
Citizen Airmen Support MARSOC During Southern Star ‘25
Citizen Airmen Support MARSOC During Southern Star ‘25
Citizen Airmen Support MARSOC During Southern Star ‘25
Citizen Airmen Support MARSOC During Southern Star ‘25
NORFOLK, Virginia (May 30, 2025) – The U.S. Navy Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) departed Naval Station Norfolk to begin its summer deployment to the U.S. Southern Command area of operation in support of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S.4th Fleet’s Continuing Promise 2025, May 30.
Customs and Border Protection canine inspects offloaded drugs at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Thetis crew members offload illicit drugs seized during a patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.
A USCGC Thetis crew member stacks a bale of cocaine on a pallet during a drug offload at Port Everglades.
Drugs are stacked aboard USCGC Thetis during a drug offload in Port Everglades.
The crew of USCGC Thetis (WMEC 910) poses for a group photo behind more than 28,500 pounds of seized drugs.
Two U.S. service members and one Guatemalan service member lay on the grass with guns
U.S. service member looks out of an army helicopter mid flight
A U.S. service member and Guatemalan service member kneel on the grass and aim their guns
A U.S. Army helicopter hovers above U.S. and Guatemalan service members
Adm. Holsey and Guatemalan service member leaders salute on a stage
Two U.S. helicopters sit on a tarmac after landing in Guatemala
U.S. service members march along a road
U.S. and Guatemalan service members stand in front of a U.S. helicopter
U.S. and Guatemalan service members stand and kneel in a field
Guatemalan and U.S. service members lay on a man made berm while overlooking the surrounding area
Guatemalan and U.S. service members crouch and lay on a berm while simulating cover fire during an exercise
Guatemalan service members hold rifles while preparing to clear a building
A U.S. service members sits on the back of a helicopter overlooking another helicopter in the distance
A group of Honduran and El Salvadorian soldiers look at a U.S. helicopter
A group of Honduran and El Salvadoran service members listen to a briefing while a U.S. service member stands in the back
Soldiers lay on their stomach in a grassy field practicing shooting
Guatemalan fire fighters practice hazardous material training on a mannequin
Guatemalan sailors practice a drug interdiction with two kneeling U.S. service members
U.S. navy member stands on a boat with Guatemalan sailors
Law enforcement crew members aboard U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Calhoun (WMSL 759) conduct a boarding on a fishing vessel suspected of drug smuggling approximately 1,200 miles west of Las Palmas, Canary Islands, April 12, 2025. Calhoun’s crew offloaded approximately 19,055 pounds of cocaine and marijuana, worth an estimated $140.9 million, at Port Everglades, May 16, 2025. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Calhoun (WMSL 759) moors at Port Everglades for a drug offload, May 16, 2025. Calhoun’s crew offloaded more than 19,055 pounds of cocaine and marijuana valued at approximately $140.9 million in Port Everglades, May 16, 2025. (Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jessica Walker)
Crew members aboard U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Calhoun (WMSL 759) pose before preparing to offload pallets of illegal narcotics in Port Everglades, May 16, 2025. Calhoun’s crew offloaded more than 19,055 pounds of cocaine and marijuana valued at approximately $140.9 million in Port Everglades, May 16, 2025. (Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jessica Walker)
Bales of illegal narcotics are offloaded by crew members of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Calhoun (WMSL 759) in Port Everglades, May 16, 2025. Calhoun’s crew offloaded more than 19,055 pounds of cocaine and marijuana valued at approximately $140.9 million in Port Everglades, May 16, 2025. (Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jessica Walker)
Crew members aboard U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Calhoun (WMSL 759) wraps a pallet of illegal narcotics in Port Everglades, May 16, 2025. Calhoun’s crew offloaded more than 19,055 pounds of cocaine and marijuana valued at approximately $140.9 million in Port Everglades, May 16, 2025. (Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jessica Walker)
Law enforcement boat crew members assigned to U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Calhoun (WMSL 759) interdict a low-profile vessel suspected of drug smuggling in the Caribbean Sea, May 7, 2025. Calhoun’s crew offloaded more than 19,055 pounds of cocaine and marijuana valued at approximately $140.9 million in Port Everglades, May 16, 2025. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
Petty Officer 2nd Class David Hopkins, a gunner’s mate aboard U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Calhoun (WMSL 759), stands watch over illegal narcotics in Port Everglades, May 16, 2025. Calhoun’s crew offloaded more than 19,055 pounds of cocaine and marijuana valued at approximately $140.9 million in Port Everglades, May 16, 2025. (Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jessica Walker)
Bales of illegal narcotics are offloaded by crew members of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Calhoun (WMSL 759) in Port Everglades, May 16, 2025. Calhoun’s crew offloaded more than 19,055 pounds of cocaine and marijuana valued at approximately $140.9 million in Port Everglades, May 16, 2025. (Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jessica Walker)

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