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, Navy Team With Canada, Netherlands to Seize 138M of Illicit Drugs
The USCG Cutters Vigorous & Valiant offloaded over 20,500 lbs of illicit narcotics June 5 and 6 in Florida. The contraband was the result of six Caribbean interdictions by USCG, interagency & international partners.
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.

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USNS Comfort Arrives in Grenada for Continuing Promise 2025
250610-N-DF135-1044 ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA (June 10, 2025) Honorable Philip Telesford, Minister of Health of Grenada, speaks at the Continuing Promise 2025 opening ceremony in St. George’s, Grenada, June 10, 2025. Continuing Promise 2025 is the 16th iteration of the U.S. 4th Fleet/U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command-led Mission since 2007, which aims to foster goodwill, strengthen existing partnerships with partner nations, and form new partnerships between host nations, non-federal entities, and international organizations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Deven Fernandez)
June 11, 2025 - The Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) arrived in St.George’s, Grenada, to provide a variety of medical treatments to include: dental, family medicine, internal medicine, optometry, nursing, pharmacy, biomedical repair, lab, radiology, X-ray and veterinary medicine as a part of Continuing Promise 2025 (CP25), June 9.
Coast Guard offloads more than $138 million in illicit drug interdictions in Caribbean Sea
USCGC Valiant (WMEC 621) crew members pause for a group photo with pallets of drugs before offloading at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, June 6, 2025. The Valiant crew offloaded more than $132 million in illicit drugs interdicted in the Caribbean Sea. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Diana Sherbs)
June 6, 2025 - MIAMI –U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Valiant’s crew offloaded 17,450 pounds of cocaine and 2,585 pounds of marijuana worth $132 million, Friday, at Port Everglades.
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.
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250610-N-DF135-1092 ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada (June 10, 2025) Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Dennis Begley explains the ship’s medical capabilities to Grenadian media aboard the Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) during Continuing Promise 2025, June 10, 2025. Continuing Promise 2025 is the 16th iteration of the U.S. 4th Fleet/U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command-led Mission since 2007, which aims to foster goodwill, strengthen existing partnerships with partner nations, and form new partnerships between host nations, non-federal entities, and international organizations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Deven Fernandez)
250610-N-DF135-1044 ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA (June 10, 2025) Honorable Philip Telesford, Minister of Health of Grenada, speaks at the Continuing Promise 2025 opening ceremony in St. George’s, Grenada, June 10, 2025. Continuing Promise 2025 is the 16th iteration of the U.S. 4th Fleet/U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command-led Mission since 2007, which aims to foster goodwill, strengthen existing partnerships with partner nations, and form new partnerships between host nations, non-federal entities, and international organizations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Deven Fernandez)
A helicopter hovers over a building while service members slide down a rope from the helicopter down to the roof of the building
An armored military vehicle is parked in the middle of a field with a helicopter flying above it and pink smoke in the air
Service members carrying weapons and a paper bag walk out of a powerplant after a training
A military plane prepares for takeoff during a training exercise
U.S. and Chilean service members practice aiming at a wooden board with a photo on it in the middle of a desert
U.S. and Chilean service member stand, kneel, while others lay on their stomach holding machine guns in a desert
USCGC Valiant (WMEC 621) crew stands next to bales of drugs
USCGC Valiant crew member loads drugs on pallets
USCGC Valiant crew members offload drugs
A Coast Guard hat sits on bales of drugs
A Coast Guard cutter moors at a Port Everglades pier
Drugs offloaded from USCGC Vigorous sit on pallets at Coast Guard Base Miami Beach
Bales and barrels of illicit drugs await to be taken aboard a Coast Guard cutter
Coast Guard members drive a boat in the Caribbean Sea
A boat burns in the Caribbean Sea
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

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