Coast Guard teams to rejoin Navy on anti-drug mission

Coast Guard law enforcement detachments will be back on counterdrug missions with Navy ships by early August, as the frigate Rentz heads back to U.S. Southern Command.

The Navy had dropped its counterdrug ships to zero due to budget cuts. In July, however, Navy officials determined enough money existed to restore one ship.

There will be four LEDET teams on board Rentz as it travels to patrol Central and South America and the Caribbean for a period of six months. There are about eight to 12 people per team.

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