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Rear Adm. Carlos Sardiello, Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet, and attending Foreign Area Officers (FAO) from the U.S. Southern Command Area of Responsibility participate in the group photo during U.S. 4th Fleet’s annual Maritime Synchronization Symposium. This year’s symposium theme was “Global Challenges in Regional Context”, and featured speakers from the U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Office of Naval Intelligence, the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies, Florida International University, and the U.S. Agency for International Development. Participants representing 14 countries and more than 20 outside agencies and commands also heard from planners to synchronize support of the upcoming Continuing Promise 2025 deployment of hospital ship USNS Comfort to the region and the UNITAS 2025 multinational maritime exercise, which the U.S. Navy will host in honor of the Navy’s 250th birthday. U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet is the trusted maritime partner for Caribbean, Central and South America maritime forces leading to improved unity, security and stability.

Global Challenges in Regional Context U.S. 4th F...

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Dec. 06, 2024

U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S.4th Fleet hosted its annual Maritime Synchronization Symposium onboard...
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Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic participated in U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet’s annual Hybrid Fleet Campaign (HFC) event in Key West Harbor from Sept. 19 to 26. During the experiment that involved two dozen unmanned air/surface/underwater vehicles, NIWC Atlantic assessed how emerging communications capabilities integrated with unmanned systems both ashore and aboard the expeditionary fast transport USNS Burlington (T-EPF-10). The hybrid fleet is a Joint Warfighting Concept designed to deter and defeat any enemy through the integration and scaling of unmanned platforms to the fleet level.

Testing Tech for Future Ops

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Sep. 27, 2024

USNAVSOUTH/4th Fleet performs technology testing during annual Hybrid Fleet Campaign Event. The event focused...
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UNITAS LXV commenced today in Valparaiso, Chile, with 17 ships, two submarines, and 23 aircraft operated and supported by more than 4,300 Sailors and Marines from 24 nations. UNITAS is the world's longest-running multinational maritime exercise, conceived in 1959 and executed without fail since 1960.

UNITAS LXV Begins

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Sep. 02, 2024

Navy and Marine forces arrived in Valparaiso in support of UNITAS LXV (65), the world’s longest-running...
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A photo of a helicopter over a ship.

Continuing Promise 2024 in Honduras

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Aug. 07, 2024

Joint Task Force-Bravo and USNS Burlington's (T-EPF 10) personnel worked side-by-side during U.S. Southern...
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