Navy To Return To SOUTHCOM Anti-Drug Operations
December 13 2017
The Navy will return to U.S. Southern Command's (SOUTHCOM) anti-drug mission in 2018, reports the Navy Times.
The service will contribute at least four ships to the effort, according to a letter by Navy Secretary Richard Spencer cited by the newspaper.
The expected contribution is below the amount requested by SOUTHCOM, admitted Spencer.
The Navy will contribute littoral combat ships and Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport vessels to the effort, the secretary...
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