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09-07-2009, 04:10 PM
US Coast Guard Cutters Venturous (WMEC 625), Kodiak Island (WPB-1341) and several vessels from the DR Navy concluded a seven-day joint maritime law enforcement operation in the Mona Passage off the southeastern coast of the DR on Saturday.
"Working together and developing ways to improve and increase US and Dominican interoperability are critical to our collective success in countering illicit maritime trafficking," said Lt. Cmdr. Derek Cromwell, US Coast Guard Liaison in the Dominican Republic.
"This is an operation that helps combat international narco-trafficking and at the same time helps us become more efficient in times of joint interaction between military services of other countries, in this case the US Coast Guard," said Capt Anthony Jiminian, Chief of Dominican Republic Naval Operations.
The coordinated actions between the Dominican Republic's Navy, National Drug Control Division (DNCD) and Joint Interagency Task Force-DEPROSER (Defend, Protect and Serve) tactical response teams, US Coast Guard cutters, US Customs and Border Protection aircraft, and JIATF-South resulted in the successful disruption of an airdrop Tuesday evening off the south coast of Isla Saona. Due to the increased law enforcement presence in the area, a suspect airplane was unable to drop contraband and forced to return to South America.
"We were excited about the chance to work with our partners from the Dominican Republic Navy to stop illicit activity in the Mona Pass. This operation was a great learning experience and has ultimately strengthened the ties between both countries," said Cmdr. Ted St. Pierre, Coast Guard Cutter Ventrous' commanding officer.
The Venturous, a 210 Medium Endurance Cutter home-ported in Tampa Fla, and Kodiak Island, a 110-foot patrol boat, home-ported in Key West, Fla, are currently deployed in the Caribbean under the tactical control of Coast Guard Sector San Juan, conducting counter-drug operations in support of JIATF-South, US law enforcement, and US Dominican Republic bilateral conventions and drug control policy.
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"Working together and developing ways to improve and increase US and Dominican interoperability are critical to our collective success in countering illicit maritime trafficking," said Lt. Cmdr. Derek Cromwell, US Coast Guard Liaison in the Dominican Republic.
"This is an operation that helps combat international narco-trafficking and at the same time helps us become more efficient in times of joint interaction between military services of other countries, in this case the US Coast Guard," said Capt Anthony Jiminian, Chief of Dominican Republic Naval Operations.
The coordinated actions between the Dominican Republic's Navy, National Drug Control Division (DNCD) and Joint Interagency Task Force-DEPROSER (Defend, Protect and Serve) tactical response teams, US Coast Guard cutters, US Customs and Border Protection aircraft, and JIATF-South resulted in the successful disruption of an airdrop Tuesday evening off the south coast of Isla Saona. Due to the increased law enforcement presence in the area, a suspect airplane was unable to drop contraband and forced to return to South America.
"We were excited about the chance to work with our partners from the Dominican Republic Navy to stop illicit activity in the Mona Pass. This operation was a great learning experience and has ultimately strengthened the ties between both countries," said Cmdr. Ted St. Pierre, Coast Guard Cutter Ventrous' commanding officer.
The Venturous, a 210 Medium Endurance Cutter home-ported in Tampa Fla, and Kodiak Island, a 110-foot patrol boat, home-ported in Key West, Fla, are currently deployed in the Caribbean under the tactical control of Coast Guard Sector San Juan, conducting counter-drug operations in support of JIATF-South, US law enforcement, and US Dominican Republic bilateral conventions and drug control policy.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#14)