US EditionNorfolk-Based Carrier Strike Group Joins Mission to Counter Narco-Terrorism
- The USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group has been deployed to enhance U.S. efforts against narco-terrorism in the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility, as directed by the Secretary of War.
- Chief Pentagon Spokesperson Sean Parnell stated that this deployment will help detect, monitor, and disrupt illicit activities that threaten U.S. safety and prosperity.
- Adm. Alvin Holsey, Commander of SOUTHCOM, emphasized the military's readiness to combat transnational threats destabilizing the region.
- The deployment aims to strengthen existing efforts against Transnational Criminal Organizations and narcotics trafficking in the Western Hemisphere.
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Carrier USS Gerald R. Ford Now in U.S. Southern Command
This post will be updated when additional information is available. Aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) is now operating in U.S. Southern Command, USNI News has learned. Gerald R. Ford, the embarked Carrier Air Wing 8 and its escorts were tasked on Oct. 24 to transit from the Mediterranean Sea to support the growing naval build up in SOUTHCOM. The carrier sailed through the Strait of Gibraltar on Nov. 4 and the carrier and its escorts h…
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