The ship is expected to arrive in Haiti “by the end of the week,” and is equipped with a surgical team along with landing craft capability. Soldiers, Marines also deploy.
U.S. Southern Command has established Joint Task Force-Haiti to conduct U.S. military operations in support of the USAID-led foreign disaster assistance mission.
SEACAT aims to foster enhanced cooperation between Southeast Asian countries when faced with crises, contingencies or illegal activities in the maritime domain.
The exercise aims to demonstrate the Navy’s ability to employ precise, lethal and overwhelming force across 17 different time zones and involves approximately 36 live units and more than 50 virtual, constructive units, along with six Navy and Marine Corps component commands.
Failure to maintain presence in the Arctic would “cede the space to the Russians or somebody else,” Lewis said, adding that it could also become a space where conflict arises.
