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Latest News from 3rd Fleet
Aug. 18, 2025

U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Navy Seize Nearly 1,300 Pounds of Cocaine in East...

A U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET), embarked aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102), interdicted a suspected drug smuggling vessel and seized approximately 1,296 pounds of cocaine in

Aug. 14, 2025

Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group Returns from 9-month Deployment

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), the flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1, returned to its homeport of San Diego on Aug. 14, following a nine-month deployment to the U.S. 3rd, 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operations.

July 18, 2025

U.S. Coast Guard, USS Sampson conduct drug interdiction in Eastern Pacific

PACIFIC OCEAN — The U.S. Coast Guard, in coordination with the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102), interdicted two suspected drug smugglers, and seized approximately 3,439 pounds of cocaine in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean