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Nov. 20, 2023

 U.S. 4th Fleet Conducts Inaugural Maritime Planning Symposium 

                    CALLAO, Peru —                                                CALLAO, Peru - Twenty-five naval officers from eight partner nations recently completed the first-ever U.S. 4th Fleet Maritime Planning Symposium at the Peruvian Naval War College (Escuela Superior de Guerra Naval) in Callao, Peru.            

Oct. 20, 2023

 Hybrid Fleet Campaign Event Evaluates Technology For Future Operations 

                    KEY WEST, Florida  —                                                U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet demonstrated unmanned air and surface capabilities from expeditionary fast transport USNS Burlington (T-EPF 10) during the command’s Hybrid Fleet Campaign Event (HFCE) in Key West Oct. 4-13, 2023.            

Sept. 14, 2023

 Saildrones Set Sail in Support of U.S. 4th Fleet’s Operation Windward Stack 

                    KEY WEST, Florida —                                                KEY WEST, Florida -- Commercial operators began deploying 10 Saildrone Voyager Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs) out to sea today, a critical first step in U.S. 4th Fleet's Operation Windward Stack.            

March 15, 2023

 Navy Secretary Reaches Out to Caribbean Nations in Fight Against Climate Change 

                                The U.S. takes climate change seriously and Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro visited the Bahamas to pledge support for the Caribbean nations fighting for their very existence.            

March 6, 2023

 Women Leaders Discuss Benefits of Military Service 

                                In celebration of Women's History Month, military leaders discussed the importance of recruiting and retaining the best and most competent personnel in the military.             

Feb. 2, 2021

 Coast Guard, Navy Offload $211 Million Worth of Cocaine, Marijuana in San Diego 

                                Coast Guard and Navy personnel offloaded approximately 11,400 pounds of cocaine and 9,000 pounds of marijuana Monday, amounting to more than $211 million from seizures in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean.            

Dec. 9, 2020

 U.S. Navy, Marine Corps Officers Embark on Brazilian Ship 

                                Planners from U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet (USNAVSO/4th Fleet) and U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South (MARFORSOUTH) participated in a Brazilian Navy maritime engagement aboard the Brazilian Naval frigate Uniâo (F 45) off the northeast coast of Brazil, Oct. 27 to Nov. 5.            

Nov. 3, 2020

 U.S. Navy Joins Regional Allies in Ecuador for 61st UNITAS Exercise 

                    MANTA, Ecuador  —                                                Naval forces from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Peru, Uruguay, and the United States commenced UNITAS LXI, an annual multinational exercise, Nov. 2 in Manta, Ecuador.            

June 11, 2020

 USS Preble Interdicts 2,000 Kilograms of Cocaine 

                                The Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88) with embarked U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) team seized 100 bales of suspected cocaine worth over $40 million, June 2.            

Feb. 7, 2020

 USS Little Rock Departs on Maiden Deployment 

                                Beginning its maiden deployment, USS Little Rock (LCS 9) departed its Mayport, Florida, homeport Feb. 6 for the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility, where the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship will operate.            

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**RS24 enhances global space domain awareness with partner nations**

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**Peru, Brazil, US collaborate on TCCC training**

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**Peruvian, Ecuadorian, and U.S.C.G. train at RS24**

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**CENTAM Guardian 24 begins Phase II**

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