Following two significant earthquakes that struck Venezuela on June 24, the Department of War and the Department of State coordinated efforts to provide humanitarian assistance to communities impacted by the natural disasters.
Among the many service members who supported the relief effort was Lt. Cmdr. Johnny Quintong, an operational logistics planner assigned to Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) Jacksonville.
HAITI - On October 19 the U.S. Embassy in Port-au-Prince reported continuous heavy fighting between gangs and security forces in the vicinity of Santo and Croix-des-Bouquets, with roads possibly blocked or impassable, and advised U.S. citizens to exercise caution and avoid the area.
CARIBBEAN - According to U.S. Southern Command, Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere struck a go-fast vessel, a small fast boat, in the Caribbean on October 4.
CARIBBEAN SEA - Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere carried out a lethal kinetic strike on September 9 against a go-fast vessel, a small high-speed boat, on routes the command called established narco-trafficking lanes in the Caribbean.
EASTERN PACIFIC - U.S. Southern Command said Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere forces on September 7 interdicted a vessel the command described as a floating refueling station supporting at-sea drug trafficking in the Eastern Pacific.
