Subscribe
Defense

Coast Guard exploring basing fast response cutters in Panama for counter-cartel mission

By Mike Brest
Published
Add Washington Examiner on Google

The U.S. Coast Guard is evaluating whether to station cutters in Panama as one component of the military’s broader effort to crack down on cartel activity throughout the Western Hemisphere.

The commandant of the Coast Guard, Adm. Kevin Lunday, directed Vice Adm. Jo-Ann Burdian, the commander of the Atlantic Area Coast Guard, to review the possible creation of a Western Hemisphere Expeditionary Cutter Squadron in April.

Print subscriber? Click here to login/register your account
Digital subscriber? Click here to login/register your account.

Full midterm coverage.Deeper analysis.

Get unlimited access to Washington Examiner's reporting, expert analysis, and coverage of the midterm elections.

Get Unlimited Access

Cancel anytime.

Tag:

Coast Guard Defense Department of Defense (Department of War) Department of Homeland Security Military National Security Panama