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Aug. 16, 2022

Exercise PANAMAX 2022 Concludes in Mayport, Florida

Mayport, Fla. — PANAMAX 2022 concluded at U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet (USNAVSO/4th Fleet), Aug. 11.

Rear Adm. Jim Aiken, Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet, provides opening remarks to participants during the start of PANAMAX 2022, at Naval Station Mayport, Fla., Aug. 2, 2022. Exercise PANAMAX 2022 is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored exercise that provides important training opportunities for nations to work together and build upon the capability to plan and conduct complex multinational operations. The exercise scenario involves security and stability operations to ensure free flow of commerce through the Panama Canal

Aug. 4, 2022

Exercise PANAMAX 2022 Kicks Off in Mayport, Florida

Mayport, Fla. — U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet is hosting the Combined Force Maritime Component Command (CFMCC) Staff participating in exercise PANAMAX 2022, in Mayport, Fla., Aug. 1-12, 2022.

The hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) is anchored off the coast of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic as it prepares for a six-day medical mission, Oct. 14, 2019.

Aug. 1, 2022

U.S. 4th Fleet Announces USNS Comfort Deployment

MAYPORT, Fla. — The U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) will deploy to the U.S. Southern Command area of operations this fall as part of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet’s Continuing Promise 2022 mission.

Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Amanda Bishop gives signals to the pilot in an MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 266 on the flight deck of the Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50), during exercise Caraibes 2022, June 13, 2022. Caraibes 2022 is a French led, combined and joint training exercise in the Caribbean involving naval, air and land assets. This multi-national exercise aims to promote cooperation among regional forces and their collective ability to successfully provide humanitarian assistance/disaster relief in response to a natural disaster.

June 21, 2022

U.S. 4th Fleet and MARFORSOUTH Complete Caraibes 2022

CARIBBEAN SEA — Forces assigned to U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet, U.S. Marine Corps Forces South, and II Marine Expeditionary Force conducted exercise Caraibes 2022, June 7-17, 2022.

The color guard parades the colors during a change of command ceremony aboard the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Wichita (LCS 13) as Cmdr. Eric Meyers relieves Cmdr. Daniel Reiher as commanding officer in Ponce, Puerto Rico, June 10, 2022. Wichita is in the U.S. 4th Fleet operating area (OPAREA) in support of the Joint Interagency Task Force-South’s counter-narcotics mission.

June 15, 2022

USS Wichita Holds Change of Command Ceremony

PONCE, Puerto Rico — Cmdr. Eric Meyers relieved Cmdr. Daniel Reiher as commanding officer of the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Wichita (LCS 13), in a ceremony held aboard Wichita in Ponce, Puerto Rico, June 10, 2022.

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June 6, 2022

U.S. 4th Fleet Conducts Maritime Staff Talks with Peru

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet, Rear Adm. Jim Aiken, hosted delegates from the Peruvian navy (Marina de Guerra del Peru) for the 28th annual Maritime Staff Talks (MST), at St. Francis Barracks, Florida National Guard Headquarters in St. Augustine, June 1-3, 2022.

The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Billings (LCS 15) departs Naval Station Mayport, Florida for the ship's second deployment.

May 28, 2022

USS Billings (LCS 15) Continues Deployment to U.S. 4th Fleet

PONCE, Puerto Rico — The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Billings (LCS 15) departed Ponce, Puerto Rico May 27, continuing its deployment in the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations.


May 28, 2022

CSL Comalapa Holds Change of Command

COMALAPA, El Salvador — Cmdr. Victor Barba relieved Cmdr. Foster Edwards as commanding officer of the Cooperative Security Location (CSL) Comalapa, El Salvador, May 26, 2022. 


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May 9, 2022

Wichita Conducts Maritime Interdiction Exercise with Dominican Republic

CARIBBEAN SEA — The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Wichita (LCS 13) and the Dominican Republic navy conducted a bilateral maritime interdiction exercise off the coast of Santo Domingo, May 5, 2022.

Rear Adm. Jim Aiken and Brazilian navy Adm. Gustavo Calero Garriga sign the minutes during the closing ceremony of the 27th annual Maritime Staff Talks.

May 9, 2022

U.S. 4th Fleet Conducts Maritime Staff Talks with Brazil

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet, Rear Adm. Jim Aiken, hosted delegates from the Brazilian navy for the 27th annual Maritime Staff Talks (MST), at St. Francis Barracks, Florida National Guard Headquarters in St. Augustine, May 3-5, 2022.

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