Coast Guard Joint Service Operation Prevents Weapons Smuggling
A joint team from the U.S. Navy, U.S. Army, and U.S. Coast Guard onboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill seize illicit shipments of weapons and weapons components during a maritime security operation off the coast of Somalia. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Louis Thompson Staats IV)
by Petty Officer 3rd Class Louis Staats, U.S. 5th Fleet
A joint team...
Maritime Security Response Team detachment returns home from counter-piracy deployment
CHESAPEAKE, Va. – A Chesapeake-based advanced interdiction team from the Coast Guard Maritime Security Response Team returned home Friday, from a five-month counter-piracy deployment to the Middle East.
“I’m very proud of our advanced interdiction team,” said Capt. Brian Thompson, MSRT commanding officer. “While deployed overseas, they were able demonstrate the valuable...
