Navy Carrier to Use Training Mission to Assist In Drug War

By Jason Sherman / March 27, 2006 at 5:00 AM
The Navy is preparing to deploy an aircraft carrier strike group to the Caribbean for the first time in two years, in an operation designed to enhance relations with maritime forces across the region and prepare the strike group for a longer mission. In early April, the aircraft carrier George Washington will lead Carrier Strike Group Ten on an eight-week mission -- dubbed "Operation Partnership of the Americas" -- focused on dealing with unconventional security challenges like narco-terrorism and human...

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