The Diligence performed counter drug, search and rescue, and alien migrant interdiction operations in support of Coast Guard District Seven and Joint Interagency Task Force (JIATF) South. Keep Reading
The ship’s crew spent a combined 91 hours on counter-narcotics boardings and completed over 40 small boat sorties. Keep Reading
Shortly after getting underway, the Dauntless crew was assigned command of a task force conducting Hurricane Dorian relief efforts. Keep Reading
The contraband offloaded was interdicted off the coasts of Jamaica, Haiti, and Colombia, and represented three separate cases involving suspected drug smuggling vessel interdictions. Keep Reading
"This mission is as much a humanitarian response as it is a border security mission and it is our responsibility to do everything we can do to train," says Coast Guard commander. Keep Reading
Collaboration is essential for Caribbean countries in their efforts to strengthen maritime security to protect citizens and unlock the potential of the blue economy. Keep Reading
During a routine patrol in the Mona Passage Thursday night, the crew of a U.S. Customs and Border Protection aircraft initially detected a group of migrants traveling aboard a 20-foot wooden and overloaded makeshift boat. Keep Reading
Air and Marine interdiction agents intercept, apprehend, and disrupt threats in the land, sea, and air domains as they move toward or across the borders of the United States and enforce more than 400 federal, state and local laws. Keep Reading
“The threat of cyberattacks in the Caribbean is increasing and is indeed a reality for our security and safety,” prime minister says. Keep Reading
“The waters of the Caribbean and Florida Straits are dangerous and unforgiving for migrants on illegal voyages, in overloaded vessels with little or no safety gear, needlessly placing lives at risk." Keep Reading
