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        03 February 2024    

                    USS Farragut Returns Home Following a Successful SOUTHCOM Deployment                 
                MAYPORT, Fla. – The Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99) returned to U.S. Naval Station Mayport, Fla., Feb. 3, 2024, following the ship’s successful deployment under U.S. 4th Fleet to the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility.            

        22 February 2023    

                    USS Farragut (DDG 99) Arrives in the 4th Fleet AOR                 
                CARIBBEAN SEA - The Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99) arrived in the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations for a scheduled deployment, Feb. 15. Embarked with the ship is U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) 406 to conduct counter narcotic operations            

        21 December 2022    

                    USNS Comfort Completes 12th Iteration of Continuing Promise 2022                 
                NORFOLK, Va. - The hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) returned to its homeport in Norfolk, Virginia, concluding Continuing Promise, Dec. 21, 2022.            

        15 November 2022    

                    USS Milwaukee, Dominican Republic Navy Work Together in Bilateral Maritime Interdiction Exercise                 
                CARIBBEAN SEA - The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Milwaukee (LCS 5) and two Dominican Republic Navy ships conducted a bilateral maritime interdiction exercise off the coast of Santo Domingo, Nov. 10.            

        08 November 2022    

                    USNS Comfort Completes Second Mission Stop of Continuing Promise 2022 in Honduras                 
                PUERTO CORTES, Honduras - U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) completed its second mission stop of Continuing Promise 2022 in Puerto Cortes, Honduras, Nov. 7, 2022.            

        30 October 2022    

                    USNS Comfort Commences Continuing Promise 2022 in Guatemala                 
                PUERTO BARRIOS, Guatemala – Hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) anchored off the coast of Puerto Barrios, Guatemala, in support of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet’s Continuing Promise 2022 (CP22) mission, Oct. 26.            

        24 October 2022    

                    USNS Comfort Departs Norfolk in Support of Continuing Promise 2022                 
                NORFOLK, Va. - Hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) departed Naval Station Norfolk in support of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet’s Continuing Promise 2022 mission in the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations, Oct. 19, 2022.            

        19 October 2022    

                    USS Milwaukee deploys, will support counter-illicit trafficking in Caribbean, Eastern Pacific                 
                MAYPORT, Fla. - The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Milwaukee (LCS 5), along with the “Dragon Whales” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28 Detachment 9 and embarked U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET), departed from Naval Station Mayport Oct. 18,            

        07 October 2022    

                    USS Billings (Gold Crew) Returns Home After 4th Fleet Deployment                 
                MAYPORT, Fla. - The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Billings (LCS 15) Gold Crew returned to Mayport, Fla., Oct. 7th, following its second successful deployment to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations.            

        30 September 2022    

                    U.S. and Brazil Navy Conduct Bilateral Exercise                 
                ATLANTIC OCEAN - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82) and Brazilian frigate BNS União (F45) conducted a 5-day maritime exercise September 23-28 that took place off the coast of Rio de Janeiro.            

        22 September 2022    

                    UNITAS Concludes After Successful Exercise                 
                RIO DE JANEIRO - UNITAS LXIII (63), the world’s longest-running multinational maritime exercise concluded with a closing ceremony in Rio De Janeiro, Sept. 22, 2022.            

        06 June 2022    

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

        31 May 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.            

        07 May 2022    

                    USS 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.            

        04 April 2022    

                    USS Milwaukee Returns Home After 4th Fleet Deployment                 
                NAVAL STATION 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.            

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