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Frontline Photos: Jan. 30, 2022
Obstacle courses, camouflage classes, a heartwarming homecoming and more in this week’s Frontline Photos.
Venezuela armed forces to escort Iranian tankers bringing needed fuel
Venezuela’s defense minister said Wednesday that planes and ships from the nation's armed forces will escort Iranian tankers arriving with fuel to the gasoline-starved country in case of any U.S. aggression.
FAA: Navy exercise near Florida to cause widespread GPS interference
Similar drills are slated for Texas, Arizona, New Mexico and North Carolina.
By Dylan Gresik
Homeland Security raids Coast Guard coffers to pay for border programs
FEMA also will be affected by a DHS move to reallocate $271 million, officials say.
Venezuelan fighter jet ‘aggressively shadows’ US Navy recon aircraft
Venezuela sent a fighter jet to buzz a U.S. reconnaissance operating in the Caribbean Sea on Friday, the Miami-based U.S. Southern Command reported Sunday.
By Mark D. Faram
What’s an advanced Russian warship doing in Havana harbor?
Here are some questions and answers about the Admiral Gorshkov’s travels through the Caribbean.
Op-Ed: the Merchant Marine, America’s fourth arm of defense
Throughout our nation’s history, the Navy and merchant marine served as complementary forces.
By Salvatore R. Mercogliano
Guess who’s coming back to Norfolk?
The Wasp likely will be replaced by the revolutionary amphibious warship America in May.
By Mark D. Faram
At US Southern Command, Mattis says military alliances help stability in Western Hemisphere
Defense Secretary James Mattis said Monday that the U.S. military brings stability to most of Latin America through its operations run across the hemisphere by the Miami-based Southern Command.
Coast Guard detains dozens of Caribbean migrants in unseaworthy vessels
While debate rages over an ongoing deployment of U.S. troops to the international border with Mexico on the eve of America’s midterm elections, the Coast Guard quietly continues to interdict attempts by Caribbean smugglers to sneak undocumented migrants into the country from the sea.
By Carl Prine
Coast Guard interdicts boatload of undocumented Caribbean migrants
Coast Guard officials said that the cutter Heriberto Hernandez transferred a dozen Dominicans and two Haitians to a Dominican navy vessel on Sunday, three days after they were interdicted in a cramped boat near Puerto Rico’s Mona Island.
By Carl Prine