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Marine Corps Maj. Brooks Grado, an intelligence officer with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Southern Command and Navy Cmdr. Jonathan Saburn, a future operations officer assigned to U.S. 4th Fleet, discuss future operating concepts aboard the expeditionary fast transport vessel USNS Burlington (T-EPF-10) during a fleet experimentation period. The fleet experimentation serves to demonstrate Navy/Marine Corps integration by testing concepts that would be employed during expeditionary advance base operations, evaluating expeditionary systems for force protection and coordinated electronic warfare.

April 29, 2022

U.S. 4th Fleet and USNS Burlington Conduct Fleet Experimentation in Key West

KEY WEST, Fla. — The Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport vessel USNS Burlington (T-EPF-10) completed U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet 2022 Fleet Experimentation events in Key West, Fla. April 22-27, 2022.

The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Billings (LCS 15) operates in the Caribbean Sea, April 9, 2022. Billings is deployed to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations to support Joint Interagency Task Force South’s mission, which includes counter-illicit drug trafficking missions in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific.

April 22, 2022

USS Billings Blue Crew Returns Home after U.S. 4th Fleet Deployment

MAYPORT, Fla. — The Blue crew of the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Billings (LCS 15) returned home to Mayport, Fla., April 22, 2022, after completing a deployment to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of responsibility.

USS Milwaukee (LCS 5) transits the Atlantic Ocean.

April 2, 2022

USS Milwaukee Returns Home After 4th Fleet Deployment

Mayport, Fla. — The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Milwaukee (LCS 5) returned to Mayport, Fla. April 2, following its first successful deployment to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations.

Rear Adm. Jim Aiken, Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/ U.S. 4th Fleet, right, meets Rear Adm. Raul Zamorano, Deputy Chief of the Navy General Staff (EMGA) of the Chilean Navy (Amada de Chile) at the 26th annual Maritime Staff Talks (MST), March 29, 2022.. MSTs support the U.S. maritime strategy by building and strengthening working relationships with U.S. and partner nations.

April 1, 2022

4th Fleet Conducts Maritime Staff Talks with Chile

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet, Rear Adm. Jim Aiken, hosted delegates from the Chilean Navy (Armada de Chile) for the 26th annual Maritime Staff Talks (MST), at St. Francis Barracks, Flor-ida National Guard Headquarters, St. Augustine, Florida, March 29-31, 2022.

U.S. and partner nation flag and general officers participate in the Combined Force Maritime Component Commander (CFMCC) Flag Course at the U.S. Southern Command Conference Center of the Americas, March 21-25. Rear Adm. Jim Aiken, Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet, and the U.S. Naval War College co-hosted the course, which seeks to improve the effectiveness of senior leaders who routinely function together at the operational level of command and control. This year, 28 leaders from Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Peru, and Uruguay along with leader from the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, and National Guard participated in the course.

April 1, 2022

CFMCC 2022 Strengthens Partnerships

MIAMI, Fla. — Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet and the U.S. Naval War College co-hosted the 2022 Combined Force Maritime Component Commander (CFMCC) Flag Course at the U.S. Southern Command Conference Center of the Americas, March 21-25.

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March 23, 2022

U.S. and Ecuador Strengthen Ties on Land and at Sea

MANTA, Ecuador — The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Milwaukee (LCS 5) and the Ecuadorian Coast Guard conducted a bilateral maritime interdiction exercise off the coast of Manta, Ecuador, March 21, 2022.

The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Billings (LCS 15) sails in formation with the Virginia-class fast attack submarine USS Minnesota (SSN 783), the Colombian navy submarine ARC Pijao (SSK-28), Colombian navy Dauphin helicopters, and Colombian navy maritime patrol aircraft during a bilateral anti-submarine warfare exercise, Feb. 27, 2022. Billings is deployed to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations to support Joint Interagency Task Force South’s mission, which includes counter-illicit drug trafficking missions in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Aaron Lau/Released)

Feb. 28, 2022

U.S. and Colombia Conduct Anti-Submarine Warfare Exercise in Caribbean Sea

CARIBBEAN SEA — The Virginia-class fast attack submarine USS Minnesota (SSN 783) and the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Billings (LCS 15) conducted a bilateral anti-submarine warfare (ASW) training exercise in the Caribbean Sea with the Colombian navy, Feb. 27-28.

The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Milwaukee (LCS 5) and French navy Floreal-class frigate FS Germinal (F 735) conduct a bilateral maritime exercise in the Caribbean Sea.

Feb. 28, 2022

U.S. and France Demonstrate Interoperability in the Caribbean

CARIBBEAN SEA — The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Sioux City (LCS 11) executed a bilateral maritime exercise with the French Navy off the coast of Martinique, France, June 23 while operating in the Caribbean Sea.

CARIBBEAN SEA (Feb. 9, 2022) The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Milwaukee (LCS 5), Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Coast Guard offshore patrol vessel HMJS Alexander Bustamante and a JDF Air Wing Bell 429 helicopter conduct a bilateral maritime exercise, Feb. 9, 2022. Milwaukee is deployed to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations to support Joint Interagency Task Force South’s mission, which includes counter-illicit drug trafficking missions in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Danielle Baker/Released)

Feb. 10, 2022

Milwaukee Conducts Bilateral Maritime Exercise with Jamaica Defence Force

CARIBBEAN SEA — CARIBBEAN SEA - The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Milwaukee (LCS 5) and Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Coast Guard offshore patrol vessel HMJS Alexander Bustamante conducted a bilateral maritime exercise in the Caribbean Sea, Feb. 9, 2022.

Approximately 315 kilograms of suspected cocaine sits on the flight deck of USS Milwaukee.

Jan. 18, 2022

USS Milwaukee Seizes $22 Million in Suspected Cocaine

CARIBBEAN SEA — The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Milwaukee (LCS 5) with embarked U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) 402 seized an estimated $22 million in suspected cocaine, Jan. 7, 2022.

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