Navy – Coast Guard Team: Four Interdictions in Four Days
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U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command / U.S. 4th Fleet
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CARIBBEAN SEA – The Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82) and the Freedom Variant Littoral Combat Ship USS Detroit (LCS 7) with embarked U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) teams disrupted a combined 112 bales of suspected contraband worth over $79.6 million between May 24-27.
While on routine patrol the Lassen on May 24 and 26, along with her embarked helicopters, assigned to the “Proud Warriors†of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 72.2, made two separate interdictions.
Lassen was able to intercept the vessels with coordination of their embarked LEDET and Lassen small boats. The embarked helicopters onboard were instrumental in ensuring the compliance of the go fast vessels (GFV) until the small boat teams arrived to achieve positive control of the vessels.
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