U.S. Coast Guard Station Georgetown is a small boat station that covers over 3,500 square miles of District Seven's furthest northern region in Georgetown, South Carolina, Aug. 21, 2024. Station Georgetown's mission includes Search and Rescue, Law Enforcement, Living Marine Resources Enforcement, Counterdrug, Port Security, Marine and Environmental Protection. (U.S. Coast Guard video, by Petty Officer 3rd Class Vincent Moreno)
Esta semana, la Guardia Costera desplegó embarcaciones y aeronaves adicionales, incluido el USCGC James (WMSL 754), uno de sus buques más nuevos y capaces que patrulla con una Unidad de Tarea de Comando embarcada, en apoyo de la Fuerza de Tarea Conjunta de Seguridad Nacional - Sureste (HSTF-SE) y Operación “Vigilant Sentry.”
MIAMI — Homeland Security Task Force – Southeast enhanced its operational posture and readiness to address a recent increase in irregular maritime migration originating from the Bahamas and Cuba through the Florida Straits, from Haiti through the Windward Pass, and from the Dominican Republic to Puerto Rico through the Mona Pass.