2006 Press Releases

May 17, 2006

Visit of USS Underwood

The USS Underwood is visiting Trinidad from May 15-19, 2006, as part of Partnership of the Americas.  The goals of the deployment are to enhance operational readiness and to foster goodwill between Trinidad and Tobago and the United States.

The U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) deployed the USS Underwood, along with several other naval vessels, to the Caribbean to engage in counter-narcotics operations. The Underwood, which left Naval Station Mayport, Florida, on March 24, has been patrolling the waters of the Western Caribbean with Coast Guard detachments and various forces from Latin America and the Caribbean.   

The crew will also be involved in training exercises and focus on unconventional threats such as narco-terrorism and trafficking in persons.  

Periodic SOUTHCOM operations and exercises in the Caribbean and South Atlantic underscore the U.S. commitment to regional stability and security.