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Coast Guard crews interdict suspected drug smugglers in the drug transit zones in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Coast Guard crews seized nearly 20,000 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated $338 million, through eight separate suspected drug smuggling interdictions and disruptions off the coasts of Mexico, Central and South America by four Coast Guard cutters between November 2019 and January 2020.(U.S.Coast Guard video)

WATCH: Coast Guard Interdicts Drugs in Eastern Pacific Ocean

Coast Guard crews interdict suspected drug smugglers Jan. 16. In San Diego Feb. 10, the Coast Guard offloaded nearly 20,000 pounds of cocaine from this interdiction and 7 others between mid-November and mid-January.

USS Little Rock (LCS 9) departs Mayport, Fla.

Maiden Deployment: USS Little Rock in Latin America, Caribbean

USS Little Rock departed Mayport, Florida, Feb. 6 for the SOUTHCOM area of responsibility, where the ship will support the Campaign Martillo targeting illicit trafficking routes in coastal waters along Central America.

Broadcast screenshot of Navy Adm. Craig S. Faller, U.S. Southern Command commander, speaking before the Senate Armed Services Committee.

Adm. Faller Testifies Before the Senate Armed Services Committee

U.S. Southern Command Commander, Navy Adm. Craig Faller, and U.S. Africa Command Commander, Army Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee Jan. 30, 2020.

Paratroopers assigned to 82nd Airborne Division and Columbian commandos conducted a combined airborne assault as part of a U.S. Southern Command led exercise to demonstrate commitment to partnership.

WATCH: U.S. and Colombian Troops Conduct Airborne Training

In Colombia Jan. 26, paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division and Colombian commandos conducted a combined airborne assault as part of a SOUTHCOM-led exercise to demonstrate commitment to partnership.

RELEASE: SOUTHCOM Announces Airborne Exercise

USS Detroit (LCS 7) departs Naval Station Mayport for a scheduled deployment.

USS Detroit on Maiden Deployment

USS Detroit (LCS 7) is supporting of Campaign Martillo, a joint operation within the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations.

Latest: USS Detroit Trains With USS Gridley

LATEST NEWS

Coast Guard Offloads $338 Million of Cocaine in San Diego The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) offloaded nearly 20,000 pounds of cocaine Monday seized from known drug-transit zones of the Eastern Pacific Ocean worth approximately $338 million. Story

Central American, US firefighters grow competencies, partnerships Like past years going back more than a decade, Joint Task Force-Bravo welcomed 25 Central American firefighters from Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica and Honduras to be trained during a biannual iteration of CENTAM SMOKE – a firefighting exercise that runs five days at Soto Cano Air Base. Story

U.S. Army South Prepares for Exercise with Brazil In preparation for this year's PANAMAX multinational exercise and upcoming combined training at JRTC and in São Paulo, Brazil, U.S. Army South hosted Brazilian army Maj. Gen. Marcos De Sá Affonso Da Costa, Brazilian Director for training, Maj. Gen. Josias Pedrotti Da Rosa, Brazilian army attache to the United States, and their delegation at Army South headquarters, Joint Base San Antonio- Fort Sam Houston, Feb. 4. Story

USS Little Rock Departs on Maiden Deployment Beginning its maiden deployment, USS Little Rock (LCS 9) departed its Mayport, Florida, homeport Feb. 6 for the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility, where the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship will operate. Story

Coast Guard, UK Royal Navy, U.S. Law Enforcement Seize Cocaine in the Caribbean Sea The Coast Guard, United Kingdom Royal Navy and U.S. law enforcement partners seized 1,400 kilograms (3,086) pounds of cocaine and detained nine suspected smugglers following the interdiction of two separate drug smuggling events in the Caribbean Sea Jan. 24 and Jan. 30, 2020. The seized drug shipments are estimated to have a wholesale value of more than $46.2 million. Story

Colombian Minister of Defense Visits SOUTHCOM Colombia's Minister of Defense, Carlos Holmes Trujillo, visited U.S. Southern Command Feb. 4 to meet with SOUTHCOM commander, U.S. Navy Adm. Craig Faller, and command leadership to discuss security cooperation. Story