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May 31, 2022

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

                    PONCE, Puerto Rico —                                                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.            

March 23, 2022

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

                    EQUADOR —                                                EQUADOR - 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.            

Jan. 22, 2021

 USS Freedom Completes Trilateral Exercise With El Salvador, Guatemala 

                                (EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN) The Freedom-class littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) executed a passing exercise (PASSEX) with its naval counterparts from El Salvador and Guatemala, Jan. 21.             

Dec. 11, 2020

 USS Gabrielle Giffords Interdicts Over $100 Million in Drugs  

                    EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN —                                                The Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) with embarked U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Law Enforcement Detachment  (LEDET) 407 seized an estimated 2,810 kilograms of suspected cocaine, Dec. 5.            

Oct. 7, 2020

 USS Gabrielle Giffords, Salvadoran Forces Conduct Passing Exercise 

                    EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN —                                                The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) executed a passing exercise (PASSEX) with naval counterparts from El Salvador in the Eastern Pacific Ocean Oct. 6.            

July 13, 2020

 USS Detroit Completes Historic Counter-Narcotics Deployment 

                                The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Detroit (LCS 7) returned to Mayport, Fla., July 11, following its maiden deployment to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations.            

Jan. 31, 2020

 Military Leaders Brief Lawmakers on Budget Needs 

                                The commanders of U.S. Africa Command and U.S. Southern Command shared the challenges their commands face with lawmakers on Capitol Hill.            

Nov. 1, 2019

 USS Detroit Departs on Maiden Deployment 

                                The Freedom-class littoral combat ship USS Detroit (LCS 7) departed its homeport of Mayport, Florida, for the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility on its maiden deployment Oct. 31.            

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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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