A U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Miami HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircrew flies over U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Thetis, USCGC Resolute, and USCGC Pablo Valent as they patrol off the coast of Tampa Bay following Hurricane Milton, Oct. 11, 2024. These three cutter crews will provide offshore search and rescue coverage on the west coast of Florida to assist Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg and Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, which were both impacted by hurricanes Helene and Milton. (U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Pierce)
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.